• On April 22, 1519, Hernán Cortés disembark on beach Chalchihuecan continuation of the campaign initiated by Juan de Grijalva just a year earlier. The island was christened San Juan de Ulua, name given by Juan de Grijalva for taking possession of it on June 24 and Ulua for listening to aboriginal Olua answer.

• Here Cortés decided to found the first Spanish city council on land, and chose to do on Good Friday, the day of Holy Week known as the Vera Cruz. In this narrative is the name of the small town which is called Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz.

• Veracruz is a narrow strip of land slightly curved, extending from northwest to southeast on the coast.

• It has an area of 72 815 km2, with a coastline of 684Km, which represents 3.7% of the total area of Mexico.

• Its maximum extent from northwest to southeast is 800 miles long and 212 miles wide, while the minimum is 32 km wide.

• It is the tenth state of the Republic, which borders the north by the state of Tamaulipas; on the east by the Gulf of Mexico and the state of Tabasco; southeast to the state of Chiapas; the south by the state of Oaxaca and west by the states of Puebla, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosi.

• It has a population of 7,176,000 inhabitants distributed in 212 municipalities grouped into 10 regions are:

Cempoala Tajin

TAJIN• El Tajin: the ancient capital of the Totonac• In the jungle, surrounded by green trees and blue sky, various

buildings that form El Tajin rise, which was once the capital of the Totonac.

• The wonderful archaeological site of El Tajin is located in the northern part of the state of Veracruz, a few kilometers from the industrial city of Poza Rica and the magical town of Papantla. ? Each year she performed in Cumbre Tajin? It is believed that the name El Tajin means "city of Thunder", referring to an ancient god who asked him for natural rainfall. Today it is recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO because of its beautiful buildings and historical and cultural significance that contributes to the country.

cempoala• Meaning

• The word Cempoala (Zempoala) derives from the Nahuatl and has two meanings, the first is "plenty of water" and the second "instead of twenty or twenty", probably referring to the 20 villages that formed the site or its business, made each 20 days. Due to its size and its many buildings, the site attracted wide attention to the first Spaniards who named it "Sevilla" or "Villaviciosa".

• Cultural Significance

• Cempoala is one of the most important cities of the Gulf Coast. Although there is evidence of Olmec style in the settlement was to the Postclassic capital of the Totonac, period dominated much of the territory of Veracruz and Puebla upstate, where lived Totonac, Chinantecas and Zapotec; gathering about 50 people. At its most important period came Cempoala be 25 or 30 thousand. One of its salient features is a set of staggered rings according to some researchers was a tool built for the purpose of computing time. Location chronological principal: Posclásico, 900-1521 d. C.

Salto de Eyipantla

A 12 km from Catemaco, VeracruzSome scenes of the movie Apocalipto were filmed here, along with dozens of other films and commercialsThe word Eyipantla comes from the Nahuatl Eyi (three) and pantli? (Flag, canyon), Tla (water).? In Spanish translates to jump Three Jets.? Approximately 40 meters wide and 60 meters high, the? Fall is impressive, especially when approaching your base