Loading ...Jalapa or Xalapa is a must see destination for your Mexico travel. It is a city with an intense social and economic life. It is also known as the “Athens of Veracruz” for its strong cultural influences in several colonial architectures and structures such as the must-see tourist attraction, Museum of Anthropology. Learn more about the beauty of Jalapa as you read through our pages.
Xalapa is one of the older settlements in Mexico. As the capital of the state of Veracruz, it can boast of some three hundred thousand souls, The name Xalapa is dervied from the Aztec word for “spring in the sand”. The town was established in early 14th century by a number of peoples settling in [...]
Jalapa is a couple of hours easy drive from the state of Veracruz. The population is around 400,000. The city is was built on the slopes of a large tiered hill half way between the ocean and the mountains. Jalapa is the state capital, a well known University town and the business center for the [...]