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Enjoy Mágico Coatepe
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➢ Enjoy Mágico Coatepe
City with the aroma of coffee
Mágico Coatepec welcomes you, a city with the aroma of coffee
Mágico Coatepec
Coatepec welcomes you, a city with the aroma of coffee
In the orchard that covers the eastern slopes of the Pico de Orizaba and Cofre de Perote volcanoes, this small town is characterized by large Andalusian-style houses with beautiful interior gardens. Through its streets, you can smell the aroma of roasted coffee, the hallmark of its magic, which also reappears in its parks, old houses and farms
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Coatepec is eight kilometers south of the city of Xalapa and could easily be combined with a visit. Its height is 1,250 meters above sea level , which is why it enjoys a temperate climate with little temperature fluctuations throughout the year. The main agricultural production is coffee of national repute. followed by banana, mango and other tropical fruits.
Its fame as a coffee town originated when the Cuban was brought to the Hacienda de Zimpizahua in 1808 to plant the seeds of the Arab coffee tree in its fertile land. Now it is considered the coffee zone with the greatest tradition and quality in the country. Coatapec is famous for its greenhouses and gardens.
The most famous places around this magical city are La Purísima, María Cristina and La Providencia. The main square is often home to stalls selling souvenirs such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings made from coffee beans.
In Plazuela El Zaguán you will find the Los Milagros Gallery , which has rag dolls, earrings, pillows, wooden boxes, paintings by Veracruz artists and an endless number of handicrafts . And if you get the chance, stop by Bautista Gálvez Wines and Liqueurs , where they sell toritos, a traditional drink in flavors like coffee, nanche, vanilla and orange.
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Activities Coatepec
➢ La Cabaña del Tío Yeyo
is a wine farm in the middle of the forest , which has several ponds with trout. The restaurant is a two story log cabin , but upstairs you are literally eating in front of the forest. Here you can eat a delicious trout in mango sauce , a pitcher of passion fruit water , and for a digestive system a torito de cajeta, a traditional local liquor served with ice cubes.
Mágico Coatepe
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City with the aroma of coffee
➢ Town hall
In the midst of the harmony of the streets , this building stands out, a work of the 19th century, decorated with an elegant arcade, carved stone columns and capitals in the Greek style , giving it a stately architectural beauty. On one side is the parish of San Jerónimo with certain baroque elements from the 18th century. Don't stop admiring it!
➢ Hidalgo Park
Enjoying the cozy landscape with its trees and beautiful gardens is a pause as you stroll through the streets of this city.
➢ Museums
➢ El Café-TalApan Museum
Coatepec is characterized by a high coffee production and trade area. Among the relevant data regarding the quality of Coatepec coffee, it is worth mentioning that the state of Veracruz was one of the first states where the coffee plant was cultivated after its arrival in our country at the end of the 18th century.
History tells us that coffee arrived in Coatepec in 1808 and that the first bushes were brought from Cuba and grown in what was then the Zimpizahua estate. However, coffee did not become relevant as an economic activity until the last decades of the 19th century. By 1888, Coatepec coffee had become an important export crop and is still known today.
...., dedicated to the diffusion of coffee production , it is a tradition in the city. Another striking museum is
Café La Mata
, a 19th century European style building . At the time, the place became the largest coffee processing room in America (it still retains its original machinery).
➢ Visit the Orchid Museum-Garden
The Orchid Garden Museum is located in Coatepec , although it has a simple facade that houses over 5,000 specimens. There are orchids that are just twigs in the eyes of those unfamiliar with the subject, and others that are so small that they need to be seen with a magnifying glass. A microclimate was created using various plants, including a lemon tree that bears a fruit the size of a bowling ball . The founder of this museum is Mr. Isaías Contreras Juárez , who is not only the donor of the orchid garden in the main square . They will be one too Discover the tree that gives giant lemons and whose juice taste tastes like lime.
➢ Ex haciendas
A walk through Coatepec means getting to know the history of coffee through its farms , views such as hotels or museums.
➢ The Ex Hacienda de Orduña
Dedicated to the manufacture of sugar cane and later coffee since the 18th century while growing citrus fruits at the same time. The facilities now include a library, an educational department for children, a lithography workshop and rooms for cultural exhibitions .
➢ The Ex-hacienda of Zimpizahua
Which was famous in the past for making sugar cane and brandy , now offers accommodation and restaurant services. One of the large coffee farms in the region that is still operating is Hacienda El Trianón from 1901 . The original furniture and curious works of art made of wrought iron have been preserved there .
➢ Xalapa
The capital of Veracruz is a cheerful, calm and elegant city. Here you'll see the 17th-century cathedral, the pink stone government palace with murals by Mario Orozco Rivera, and the Church of San José. These are other important things
Xalapa Anthropology Museum, Berros Park and a good coffee. Cerro de las Culebras viewpoint
It is a natural nature reserve which, in addition to a rich flora and fauna, offers a fantastic panorama of Coatepec.
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Coatepec welcomes you, a city with the aroma of coffee
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