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Xalapa, Veracruz

Xalapa, also spelled "Jalapa", is the capital of Veracruz state. It's located some 100 km inland from Vera Cruz on Highway 140 in the foothills on the way to Puebla. While not as high as Orizaba, its 1230 mts. (4000 ft) does lift sufficiently above the sometimes miasmastic lowlands to provide some climatic relief. Xalapa, home of the main campus of the University of Veracruz, is in the heart of coffee country. The main industries are government, education, and tourism, the latter enhanced by the presence of one of the finest museums of Anthropology in the world.

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Xalapa is also the jump-off point for much of the whitewater rafting in Veracruz state as well as headquarters for many of the ecotourism businesses.

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Budget • Económico

Los Lagos(228)818-2000. 13 de Septiembre No.23. 22 rooms. ***
Mision de las Americas(228) 814-1145. Av. Xalapa No. 172. 15 rooms. *
La Moderna (228) 817-3586. Leona Vicario No. 21. 39 rooms. *
El Arebe (228) 817-1777. Av. 20 de Noviembre No. 535. 13 rooms. **
Limon (228) 817-2204. Revolución No. 8. 49 rooms. **
Yalta (228) 815-0833. Av. Lazaro Cárdenas No. 696. 60 rooms ***
Araucarias (228) 818-9038. Av. Avila Camacho No. 60. 16 rooms. ***
Oasis (228) 815-0360. Av. Xalapa No. 1120. 25 rooms. ***
Bugambilias (228) 814-5863. Av. Miguel Aleman No. 277. 20 rooms. ***
Atenas (228) 812-8944. Av. Lazero Cárdenas No. 1181. 49 rooms. ***
El Mirador(228)815-1655. Av. Xalapa No. 1106. 44 rooms. ***
Tecajetes (228) 812-4973. Bustamante No. 24. 43 rooms. ***

Moderate • Módico

Posada del Viray (228) 818-6100. Dr. Lucio No. 142. 40 rooms. ***
Salmones(228) 817-5431. Zaragoza No. 24. 72 rooms. ***
Casa Regia (228) 812-0591. Hidalgo No. 12. 22 rooms. ***
Posada del Cafeto(228) 817-0023. Canovas No. 8. 29 rooms. Coffeeshop, cable TV, dataports, complementary breakfast. 29 rooms, four suites with kitchenette. ***
Best Western Xalapa (228) 818-9411. Av. 20 de Noviembre Ote. No. 522. 68 rooms, two kids' suites. Restaurant, room service, bar, business center, meeting rooms, cable TV with movie rentals. ***
Villa Las Margaritas Caxa(228)812-4325. Benito Quijano No. 10. 71 rooms, 9 suites. Restaurant, bar, room serice, banquet and convention facilities, laundry service, courier service, cable TV, hair dryer, tub. ***

Expensive • Caro
- Villa Las Margaritas Plaza Crystal (228) 840-6757. Retorno Antonio Chedrahui No. 9. Restaurant, bar, room service, laundry service, cable TV. 25 rooms, three suites. ****
- Maria Victoria(228) 818-6011. Ignacio Zaragoza No. 10. 114 rooms. ***
- Posada Xallapan (228)812-0632. Av. Adolfo Ruis Cortines No. 1205. 76 rooms, four suites. Restaurant, bar, laundry service, meetings service, AC, cable TV, room service. ****
- Villa las Margaritas Centro(228)815-0611. Dr. Rafael Lucio No. 18. Restaurant, bar, room service, meeting rooms, laundry service, cable TV, hair dryers. 30 rooms. ****
- Howard Johnson Plaza del las Convenciones(228) 812-1925. Av. 20 de Noviembre Ote. No. 455. Pool, room service, laundry, spa, gym, business center, cable TV. 125 rooms. ****
- Posada La Mariquinta (228)818-1158. Alfaro No. 12. 12 rooms. Refrigerator, cable TV. 18th century historic building. ****
- Meson del Alferez Xalapa (228) 818-0113. Zaragoza esq. Sebastian Comacho no. 2. Cable TV, Hair dryer, coffe maker & DNS Internet. Building is over 200 years old. 28 rooms. ****

Very expensive • Caro
- Xalapa (228) 818-2222. Victoria s/n esq. Bustamante. Pool, restaurants, bars, kids' areas, business center, meeting rooms, spa. laundry service. AC, cable TV, work table. 171 rooms, 27 suites, two villas. ****
- Fiesta Inn Xalapa (228)841-6800. Carretera Xalapa-Veracruz km 2.5. Bar, lounge, meeting rooms, AC, satelite TV, dataports, pool, gym, restaurant, bar. ****
- Crowne Plaza Xalapa (228)842-3400. Av. Ruiz Cortines No. 912. Pool, sauna, laundry, gym, broadband, restaurant, babysitting, bar, business center. 118 rooms. *****

Restaurants • Restaurantes

Churrería del Recuerdo(228)818-1678. Av. Victoria No. 158, accross from the Hotel Finca Real de Xalapa. Antojitos are the specialty here - as well as churros...
Restaurant la Casona del Beaterio (228)818-2119. Zaragoza No. 20, near the zocalo. For a sample of the local specialties, try the Cazuelitas Mexicanas. Or jump into the specialty dish, Pastel Azteca.
El Salto de Xala, on Murillo Vidal, offers regional specialties.
La Casa de Mamá(228)817-3144. Av. Avila Camacho No. 113.
Mi Nueva Banderilla is next to Los Lagos.
El Diamante is at Callejon del Diamante and is presided over by owner Don Sergio.
La Casa de Mago is at Morelos No. 46

Transportation • Transportación

Xalapa Airport, IATA code JAL offers daily flights to and from Mexico City. Fares tend to be priced rather high, so most visitors fly into Mexico City or Veracruz and continue on to Xalapa by rental car or motorcoach. Central Camioners CAXA, the main bus station, is located just off Av de las Americas in the southeast part of town.

Tour Operators, Outfitters • Operadores Turísticos, Proveedores

Victor Agustin Benitez, operating as Victours-Xalapa, (228) 812-0081 or (228) 818-5461. Located at Hotel Posada Xallapan on Av. Ruiz Cortines No. 1205.
If you have had whitewater and ecotourism experiences with this or any other outfitter in Xalapa, please tell us about your trip and provide contact information for the outfitter.

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