It's been on my bucket list for awhile I'm surprised with the lack of tourism there considering its historical and cultural impact it had on Mexico. I could argue Huapango birthed Mariachi not the other way around.
Veracruz is one of the most dangerous states right now, but safety aside, I've noticed that people who vacation in Mexico want beaches. One of my professors said she went to Veracruz with her husband, and the beaches and water on the Gulf were so bad, they ended up leaving and going to Acapulco. But even the city doesn't seem that great. The ruins and small towns seem great though if you love history and culture.
@@briantravelmandefinitely not dangerous lol. My family is from there and I go every year and feel safer than here in the U.S. As far as their beaches.. the city beaches aren’t great even the locals don’t enjoy it. You gotta go to the small town beaches where they’re actually beautiful
I visited El Tajín as well and if it wasn't for a group of school boys there, my cousin and I would have felt like we were alone. There were few people and the site is huge. We loved it. I am from Veracruz btw, and it is a beautiful and diverse state.
You’re very good at what your doing with your travel channel! Very refreshing your way of presenting your content is above most others. It feels more genuine, intimate and engaging….. Thank you!
in march i traveled to Heroica Veracruz, and by bus to Xalapa. For sure the Archeological museum is extrordinary. The archectecture and the collection of Olmec Heads....I will remember it forever. I had some cold weather ...and a taste of local craft beers. That 'Jungle" in the city park is outstanding also, but in need of maintenance it doesn't get enough of. I also went on to Xica from there. I did get to the waterfalls near there and that was a not hard hike and very beautiful gorge to see. The hills and coffee farms all around there makes for outstanding views.
The Totonaca empire built El Tajin: El Tajín is the most important pre-Hispanic city in the northern coastal area of Veracruz and is believed to have been the capital of the Totonaca empire. Its history dates back to the beginning of the 1st century when the construction of its ceremonial buildings began. However, it reached its peak between the beginning of the 9th century and the 13th century.
@@indietraveller Some theories the Huastecas built the pyramids/temples, perhaps that's why there's uncertainty. The Huastecas occupied Veracruz and nearby states as well.
Omg the mango ice cream!! Poor guy not what you expected well everything candy fruit ice cream lol has chili powder on the corn on the cob has chili powder and salsa if you want...my husband is from Monterrey Mexico amd when in1st visited I was shocked because all the candies were definitely spicy full of chili powder or like I said corn wothbhot chili powder but after you taste it you're absolutely hooked!! Chili is in everything & very prevalent in Mexico from the spicy food to the spicy candy!❤😂🎉
Muy buen video!! Mi Veracruz es hermoso. Si vienes al puerto de Veracruz debes conocer la Isla de Enmedio que está en el sistema arrecifal veracruzano, ahí puedes hacer snorkel, también hacer kayak en la laguna de mandinga para que conozcas sus manglares, vegetación y fauna y el Fuerte de San Juan de Ulua. Hay muchísimos lugares más, pero esos son imperdibles! Amo mi Veracruz!
excellent video man! I relate to the relaxed approach to travel, and i am also obsessed with precolumbian cultures. I had no idea about these places. I want to start branching out to other mexican states and regions, this is going on the list.
My assumption is that if you are in Vera Cruz, El Tajim, and we are speaking pre-Aztec-Mexicah, it could have likely been built by the Toltec? There were many alliances between the late Toltec and Early Aztec-Mexicah empire across Eastern Mexico
i agree veracruz state is totally underrated but not without reason; the place was plundered by their local governments especially in the last 35/40 years, the last half decent governor was the one that built the anthropology museum ; the current government has been picking up the pieces and doing their best with an almost bankrupt state. the two guys before the current governor, are either in jail or on the run. By the way you mustn't miss the town of tlacotalpan, the second unesco world heritage site in the state and orizaba the cradle of industry in mexico.
Pialli notoca xoxoctic xochitl. This is a place of games. Warriors came to fight to the death and is still practiced amongst maya and aztec descendants in Mexico. El Tajin is our ancestors. There are still many indigenous tribes today who still speak maya or different varieties of Nahuatl. The reason people won’t know more is because of the genocide and disease amongst colonialism that killed many of the story tellers of these places. My great great grandmothers bloodline goes back to VeraCruz Mexica.
Veracruz is beautiful and cheap, but it is kind of dangerous. Even the main highway from Mexico City to the port it’s always dangerous on the Cumbres de Maltrata part, you can usually get robbed there.
That one of the reasons I wanna go. I’d love to learn more about their story of liberation especially since they were the FIRST to be freed from slavery. I’m black btw lol. At this point I just wanna visit different places that have a similar story of resistance. I’ll hopefully be in Yanga soon. Like the next month or so.
@@kiiamarie3881the only unfortunate thing about it is that you won’t really see many afromexicans since they’ve mostly now mixed with natives/mestizos etc unless you go to the small unknown towns.
@@OurSalvationIsNigh Yanga would be the most common one but the other towns are really unknown unfortunately but every time I pass by I see them but like I said they’re usually mixed with some native. Where my family is from , some of us look Afro-mestizo
@@OurSalvationIsNightheres a town called costa chica guerrero & the also the name of the port where Africans came to Veracruz is called San Juan de Ulúa. My grandfather has been living there for years so i know a bit of the history. They have a olmec head museum in that area too.
Que dices, el museo de antropología tiene años el gobernador actual no ha hecho absolutamente nada, pero nada de nada, es un bueno para nada igual o peor que los anteriores
Jamaica is hibiscus flower. It is pronounced with an H sound. Not with a J like the country. Interesting how you got the pronunciation for Xico and Xalapa correct, but not jamaica.
I did not subscribe because you missed so much information like how to get to the ruins from where you're from wherever so the information that I was looking for is not on your videos
This video is not mainly focused on how-to information. Perhaps you'd like to read my written guide which has more: www.indietraveller.co/veracruz-travel-guide/
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It's been on my bucket list for awhile I'm surprised with the lack of tourism there considering its historical and cultural impact it had on Mexico. I could argue Huapango birthed Mariachi not the other way around.
Yeah it's something I didn't discuss much, but it's remarkable how often Veracruz appears in the history of Mexico... it's where everything started!
Veracruz is one of the most dangerous states right now, but safety aside, I've noticed that people who vacation in Mexico want beaches. One of my professors said she went to Veracruz with her husband, and the beaches and water on the Gulf were so bad, they ended up leaving and going to Acapulco.
But even the city doesn't seem that great. The ruins and small towns seem great though if you love history and culture.
@@briantravelman La Isla de en medio has nothing to envy to the Mayan Rivera beaches.
@@briantravelmandefinitely not dangerous lol. My family is from there and I go every year and feel safer than here in the U.S.
As far as their beaches.. the city beaches aren’t great even the locals don’t enjoy it. You gotta go to the small town beaches where they’re actually beautiful
@@Thehabanero_didn’t they just find people from Guatemala hacked up in pieces? Either way i still want to go lol
your ice cream has Chamoy. that tart salt spicy magic. game changer for fruit & avocado 😋
So good! I'll order everything with Chamoy now 😅
Excelente video, hermoso lugar, mucha cultura, música , arte.
I visited El Tajín as well and if it wasn't for a group of school boys there, my cousin and I would have felt like we were alone. There were few people and the site is huge. We loved it. I am from Veracruz btw, and it is a beautiful and diverse state.
You’re very good at what your doing with your travel channel!
Very refreshing your way of presenting your content is above most others. It feels more genuine, intimate and engaging…..
Thank you!
in march i traveled to Heroica Veracruz, and by bus to Xalapa. For sure the Archeological museum is extrordinary. The archectecture and the collection of Olmec Heads....I will remember it forever. I had some cold weather ...and a taste of local craft beers. That 'Jungle" in the city park is outstanding also, but in need of maintenance it doesn't get enough of.
I also went on to Xica from there. I did get to the waterfalls near there and that was a not hard hike and very beautiful gorge to see. The hills and coffee farms all around there makes for outstanding views.
1:40 Los Totonacas built Tajin. Definitely on my bucket list to visit.
The Totonaca empire built El Tajin: El Tajín is the most important pre-Hispanic city in the northern coastal area of Veracruz and is believed to have been the capital of the Totonaca empire. Its history dates back to the beginning of the 1st century when the construction of its ceremonial buildings began. However, it reached its peak between the beginning of the 9th century and the 13th century.
The sources I consulted claimed the civilization is unclear/disputed. But perhaps this is true!
@@indietraveller Some theories the Huastecas built the pyramids/temples, perhaps that's why there's uncertainty. The Huastecas occupied Veracruz and nearby states as well.
My dad was born here and his family is from there ! I will go someday forsure ! ❤️🩹
Omg the mango ice cream!! Poor guy not what you expected well everything candy fruit ice cream lol has chili powder on the corn on the cob has chili powder and salsa if you want...my husband is from Monterrey Mexico amd when in1st visited I was shocked because all the candies were definitely spicy full of chili powder or like I said corn wothbhot chili powder but after you taste it you're absolutely hooked!! Chili is in everything & very prevalent in Mexico from the spicy food to the spicy candy!❤😂🎉
Haha I can really tell you are a convert as well!! I got very much into the corn on the cob on my most recent trip
Thank you so much for showing my city I love it❤
Coming from a local that means a lot, thanks for watching!
Muy buen video!! Mi Veracruz es hermoso. Si vienes al puerto de Veracruz debes conocer la Isla de Enmedio que está en el sistema arrecifal veracruzano, ahí puedes hacer snorkel, también hacer kayak en la laguna de mandinga para que conozcas sus manglares, vegetación y fauna y el Fuerte de San Juan de Ulua. Hay muchísimos lugares más, pero esos son imperdibles! Amo mi Veracruz!
gracias por tu comentario! :) Quería visitar la ciudad de Veracruz pero se me acabó el tiempo. Debo ir la próxima vez...
excellent video man! I relate to the relaxed approach to travel, and i am also obsessed with precolumbian cultures. I had no idea about these places. I want to start branching out to other mexican states and regions, this is going on the list.
That seems like a wonderful part of Mexico. I`ll check it out at some point in time.
amazing place 🇲🇽
Ilove how you said temple,temple"
Wow I really love these videos full of nature, you have a new subscriber 🍀
Thanks for following! I'm in some cool nature places now... will edit it soon :)
My husband is Jalisco Veracruz Mexico, he is very much Afro Mexicano!
Your husband is a very lucky man.
He looks paisa
My assumption is that if you are in Vera Cruz, El Tajim, and we are speaking pre-Aztec-Mexicah, it could have likely been built by the Toltec? There were many alliances between the late Toltec and Early Aztec-Mexicah empire across Eastern Mexico
Totonacas.
I liked this video enough to subscribe to your channel. -Marc
Thanks for following. I'll be watching yours!
Hey I am from Veracruz but born and raised in Chicago. Thanks for putting Veracruz on the map bro 😎
I've never met any Mexican from Veracruz in Chicago. Where's the good Veracruz restaurants?
@@alarm35m You will find us on the Southside of Chicago there is a lot of us actually. I don't know of any Veracruz restaurants in Chicago sorry.
Wow
llevo una semana en Veracruz y no he visto ni un mochilero todos estan en la Ruta maya
que ahí se queen.... jijiji
At @12:02 the guy walking past just disappears.
Nice video
is it safe to drink all those juices??
Sure! Just avoid drinking tap water
i agree veracruz state is totally underrated but not without reason; the place was plundered by their local governments especially in the last 35/40 years, the last half decent governor was the one that built the anthropology museum ; the current government has been picking up the pieces and doing their best with an almost bankrupt state. the two guys before the current governor, are either in jail or on the run. By the way you mustn't miss the town of tlacotalpan, the second unesco world heritage site in the state and orizaba the cradle of industry in mexico.
The currente government sucks, you dont have idea of what are you talking about
Pialli notoca xoxoctic xochitl. This is a place of games. Warriors came to fight to the death and is still practiced amongst maya and aztec descendants in Mexico. El Tajin is our ancestors. There are still many indigenous tribes today who still speak maya or different varieties of Nahuatl. The reason people won’t know more is because of the genocide and disease amongst colonialism that killed many of the story tellers of these places. My great great grandmothers bloodline goes back to VeraCruz Mexica.
is it safe?
Veracruz is beautiful and cheap, but it is kind of dangerous. Even the main highway from Mexico City to the port it’s always dangerous on the Cumbres de Maltrata part, you can usually get robbed there.
NO Conoces Nada Ésa NO Es La Única RUTA Porque No buscás Y Sabrás Cuál Es La Mejor
Afro Hispanics 💛💛
That one of the reasons I wanna go. I’d love to learn more about their story of liberation especially since they were the FIRST to be freed from slavery. I’m black btw lol. At this point I just wanna visit different places that have a similar story of resistance. I’ll hopefully be in Yanga soon. Like the next month or so.
@@kiiamarie3881the only unfortunate thing about it is that you won’t really see many afromexicans since they’ve mostly now mixed with natives/mestizos etc unless you go to the small unknown towns.
@@Thehabanero_which towns?
@@OurSalvationIsNigh Yanga would be the most common one but the other towns are really unknown unfortunately but every time I pass by I see them but like I said they’re usually mixed with some native. Where my family is from , some of us look Afro-mestizo
@@OurSalvationIsNightheres a town called costa chica guerrero & the also the name of the port where Africans came to Veracruz is called San Juan de Ulúa. My grandfather has been living there for years so i know a bit of the history. They have a olmec head museum in that area too.
It's always surprising how abandoned most ruins are in Mexico and Central America.
Like hundreds of cities in the US.
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Que dices, el museo de antropología tiene años el gobernador actual no ha hecho absolutamente nada, pero nada de nada, es un bueno para nada igual o peor que los anteriores
Are you from Holanda? 😮 mmmm🤔
You guessed right! 😉
This Gringo has gone! And it’s multi-faceted and have been to all those locations. Must see for everyone.
Jamaica is hibiscus flower. It is pronounced with an H sound. Not with a J like the country. Interesting how you got the pronunciation for Xico and Xalapa correct, but not jamaica.
I chose to say it in English! 😅 My Spanish is not perfect though so there may be other mistakes.
totonac people made the pyramids over there, they still live there🦅🦅🦅🦅
that 360p
Ahh crap sorry! RUclips wasn't finished processing... 4K should be there soon.
I did not subscribe because you missed so much information like how to get to the ruins from where you're from wherever so the information that I was looking for is not on your videos
This video is not mainly focused on how-to information. Perhaps you'd like to read my written guide which has more: www.indietraveller.co/veracruz-travel-guide/