Overview
Coscomatepec is one of Mexico's designated Pueblos Mágicos, a small colonial town in the mountains of Central Veracruz with a rich Totonac heritage dating to 1325. Visitors come for the storied downtown area with 17th-century churches, or as a base camp for climbing Pico de Orizaba, Mexico's highest mountain and an active volcano.
Architecture · History · Nature · Trekking
Before you go
Buy
Monday tianguis market (7am, Calle 1 Ignacio Zaragoza) for produce and regional dishes. Look for local leather goods and artesanal cigars.
Culture
Coscomatepec is a Pueblo Mágico with Totonac heritage dating to 1325. The town was significant in Mexico's War of Independence in 1813.
Food
Try local tlatonile mole (with chile comapeño and chile ancho) and barbacoa blanco (pit-cooked chicken with guajillo). Town is famous for bakeries.
Money
Local currency is Mexican Peso (MXN/M$). Restaurants listed around M$150 per meal. Taxis from Córdoba approximately M$200.
Transport
ADO and AU buses run to Córdoba (~2 hours, M$100), then taxi to Coscomatepec (~30 min, M$200). Astro buses are cheaper but less frequent.
