Xalapa
Xalapa is the capital of Veracruz in Mexico. Xalapa is a college town that enjoys some fine colonial architecture as well as a nice climate in the highlands above the hot and humid Veracruz coast. Wikivoyage
Population 443,063 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Mexico
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- General Ignacio de la Llave Monument · 50 m
- Niños Heroes Monument · 180 m
- Herpetario Zoo · 280 m
- Castillo Encantado Attraction · 310 m
- Manlio Fabio Altamirano Monument · 390 m
- Monumento a la Madre Monument · 650 m
- El mural Attraction · 840 m
- Monumento a Morelos Monument · 850 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
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Mercado de la Toluca
Mercado ambulante, se pone solo los domingos. Frutas, verduras, Comida, Animales de granja en venta.
- Monday: 09:00–15:00
- Tuesday: 09:00–15:00
- Wednesday: 09:00–15:00
- Thursday: 09:00–15:00
- Friday: 09:00–15:00
- Saturday: 09:00–15:00
- Sunday: 09:00–15:00
09:00–15:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.