Leisure & Activities
In the Hotel:
You can relaxe with us singing in our Karaoke Restaurant Bar "Cossack".
In the city:
Only 13 km away from Poza Rica, there is a racetrack that was built for horse racing and to teach riding classes as well.
Nearby Poza Rica, there is an ideal place to play Golf; the name of the club is Golf Tajin.
Visit the shopping center Chedraui, where you will find souvenirs, clothing stores, coffee shops, etc.
At the shopping center Soriana you will find souvenirs, clothing stores, coffee shops, etc.
Visit the famous “Del Abuelo Hill” it’s a setting where you can admire the entire city from, also you can site the sectioned fields and the oil pumps still working, since there is still oil being extracted up to this day. Along with this, you will be able to enjoy from a delicious ice cream at the picturesque main square.
Every Thursday, at the Juarez Park you can learn how to dance the popular “Danzon” and during Fridays you will enjoy from the mariachi music for free at the Garibaldi square.
In the area:
Veracruz is a very rich state offering the population from the northern area a great deal of activities and attractions, there is where Hotel Esmeralda is found also. If you’re looking to submerge into the history and archaeology; if you love the folklore: if you’re attracted by the mystic and magic; if you enjoy from the popular festivities; if you only wish to rest tanning and frisking up at the beach; or if you prefer the adrenaline rush such as the kayak and rafting activities at the Filobobos river, then you’ve chosen the proper place.
Tajin was a religious center, made up by an urban development of 168 buildings; most of the constructions were designated for temples, altars, palaces and ball game forums. The architectural style of Tajìn is characterized by niches, sculptures and low relief.
Speaking of Papantla is about a city with an enormous historical and cultural tradition, known worldwide for its vanilla production, archaeological zones and the Tajìn Flyers. Since the foundation of Papantla only one ethnic group has prevailed, the Totonacan; Named that way for owning the Totonacapan Empire.
Tamiahua the notorious African influence among a large part of this population it revolves into the colonial times. When Tamiahua was one of the arrival sites of African population: its economy relies on the fishing industry, which has turned it into one of the most important fishing ports around the country.
Zozocolco located 220 meters high, is a village established between three mountains, where the thin tower of its colonial church “San Miguel” outstands. Here is where the landscape matches with the buildings of crafted white rock; almost as if the main streets and the houses emerged from the middle of a frame of fruit trees such as chote, jonote, white espino, cedar, banana trees, pepper bushes and diverse herbs of medical and consumption use.
Each year, during the week that starts from August 15th (Asuncion day, Tuxpan Chief) the festivities take place where the traditional cattle fair is celebrated, as well as commercial, industrial and tourist activities are celebrated; one of the best and the one that possesses most tradition in the state and the country. During this fair you can enjoy from a great number of spectacles, rooster tournaments, rides and the exhibition of selected exemplary of regional and international cattle.
The origins of the Castillo de Teayo Pyramid go back to the 1100 and 1200 years old,
It was funded approximately between 600- 700 AD. The pyramid which is located in the valley at the center of the district, it consists by three slanted pieces, separated by a narrow step. The surface on top is a square of 23.70 mts and its face is heading east. There is a small museum with Totonacan and Huastecan cultural remains, with influences of the Aztecan and Toltecan cultures that can be observed here.
Temapache is a village of pre Hispanic origins that has the best churches of Huasteca Veracruzan. Established under the direction of Santiago Apostol as some others from the territory of Veracruz as well; a construction of stone from the XVI century that allows appreciating the plateresco style introduced by the Franciscans for a marvelous manifestation.
Coxquihui, the most important construction is the San Mateo church, which dates from the XVIII century; made of stone, on its major arch you see written the date when was concluded. With a large atrium surrounded by a wall that gives it a bulwark aspect. A town dedicated to the commercial industry that has endured ups and downs from the agriculture products of the zone itself.
Tuxpan is a place with 14 kms of beach long of golden sand, where the Mexican gulf offers a flat non deep beach making it one of the safest ones in the country. Venue of celebrations such as La Regata “Tajin Amigos”; where beautiful sailing boats leave to Galveston, Texas, towards the Veracruz port, as Tuxpan is the main stop over. Our river honors itself by the presence of a great number of boats that visit us between June and July.
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