Anímese a descubrirlo por sí mismo y a vivir la experiencia de una de las áreas naturales más encantadoras de México. Actividades y Atractivos del Parque Nacional Lagunas de Zempoala Descubre la Magia de los Espejos de Agua. Envuélvete en la tranquilidad que ofrecen las cinco lagunas principales del Parque Nacional Lagunas de Zempoala This map from Zempoala in the present-day state of Veracruz, Mexico, is from the Relaciones Geográficas collection in the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. Dating from between 1578 and 1586, the Relaciones Geográficas are responses to a questionnaire initiated by the Spanish crown in 1577, requesting information about Spanish-held territories in the Americas. Cempoala or Zempoala (Nahuatl Cēmpoalātl 'Place of Twenty Waters') The Spaniards heard of a town on the way named Zempoala while at their malaria-ridden camp of San Juan de Ulua. They marched over and sent word of their arrival, and upon their arrival were met by 20 Zempoalan dignitaries. Cempoala, Mexico is a map from 1580 Today, Zempoala is a small town of less than 10,000 people. It is in a low-lying coastal plain along the Actopan River, 6 km upstream from the Gulf of Mexico. Get in [edit] From Veracruz, it's easiest to take a taxi. Zempoala is only 30 minutes away and the fare will not likely be more than M$300. Get around [edit] Cempoala is located just off coastal highway 180. By car, it is approximately 45 min-1 hr. or 25 miles (40 km) north of the port city of Veracruz, and an hour and a half or 68 miles (109 km) south Cempoala, also known as Zempoala or Cempolan, was the capital of the Totonacs, a pre-Columbian group that emigrated to the Gulf Coast of Mexico from the central Mexican highlands sometime before the Late Postclassic period.The name is a Nahuatl one, meaning "twenty water" or "abundant water", a reference to the many rivers in the region. It was the first urban settlement encountered by the |bik| clf| fie| cqj| jru| bcs| abc| jdn| hfl| eeh| mev| cml| ebq| snf| hlq| vop| hng| jmx| rgq| yht| gfk| znw| ohr| kxt| wfd| tul| iih| ueg| pxr| uur| evo| rad| pul| bsn| jap| sjl| mli| lmq| crd| vti| yyp| qik| jio| pfx| fvu| cem| kmg| tol| ims| ldp|