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 San Juan de Ulua by alza
Ask for directions in Veracruz Centro as San Juan de Ulua is very close but what with the Gulf of Mexico and the huge Port getting in the way, it,s a terribly long walk in an area where you,re not really allowed to walk. I walked... along a beach I never knew existed. Squatters live right on that beach, which is covered in detritus. A sign warns that the beach is not maintained for swimming or anything else and is unsafe to your health. A man caught up with me as I untangled myself from some huge cactus and insisted to get me back on the 2-lane road with no sidewalk to the Fortress. The area by the beach is dangerous and the road after that is along a canal where people live in run-down fishing boats. They launch their nets to catch shrimps and maybe even a few pelicans. None of them were too happy to see me on their turf.
TAKE A TAXI from Veracruz Centro, for USD5, to San Juan de Ulua Visitors Centre. Entrance fee USD3. Juice and snacks vendors at the entrance, plus cabs that wait there until closing time, 5 p.m. Leave a Comment Directions: There used to be a bus to the Fortress but nowadays, the bus leaves you on the highway where the dangerous beach starts, stil an hour away. Veracruz is about the hottest place I know. Take a cab.
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 Inside San Juan de Ulua by alza
There used to be a bus to the Fortress but nowadays, the bus leaves you on the highway where the dangerous beach starts, stil an hour away. Veracruz is about the hottest place I know. Take a cab.
In case you wonder where all the water in some pics come from... there was flooding everywhere for a month after Hurricane Stan. Leave a Comment Directions: across the water from the Port in Veracruz
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 Me at the fortress. by ahoerner
The main structure was built with coral stone from the surroundings. The place has been covered by fantastic legends and it was used during the centuries for commercial, military and jail purposes.
Curiosity: Some scenes of the movie "Romancing the Stone" (Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner) were shot here; you may remember that.
Definitely worth a visit for the historical contents... Leave a Comment Address: In front of the bayOther Contact: Open from 9h00 to16h30 (tue-sun)
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 Palacio Municipal in Veracruz by ahoerner
Interesting how life seems to be slow sometimes... you can even put some time aside to dance in the middle of the streets. Leave a Comment
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 Prison cell in the Fort
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 Museo Naval by darthmilmoLeave a Comment
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A few minutes south of the center of Veracruz lies Boca del Rio – the mouth of the river. The beaches are alright there, although the water is not deep enough to swim. Hardly any people there. They have some very nice seafood restaurants! I had lunch in a very nice place with views to both the river and the gulf of Mexico, great food, more musicians than guests and a lot of pelicans sitting on a boat :-) Leave a Comment
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