Barra de Cazones, Mexico
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Cazones important fishing port on which stands the lighthouse for navigation. The surrounding beaches are very attractive and they can practice snorkeling and fishing.Cazones, with just 200 thousand inhabitants, owes its name to the custom of the fishermen catch small sharks in the bar, but in recent years, thanks to the magnificent nature that owns, has found a vocation for tourism is developing. It has thirteen accommodation centers, with 123 rooms in total, ranging from a campsite, to a three star hotel, whose location opposite the mouth of the river Cazones at sea, where a cliff is located, should give a higher category only by the panoramic view offered. The basic offer of this town is an encounter with nature, which has Kgayin Xalakpupunu the hatchery, eggs incubating white turtle, olive ridley and hawksbill some of whose offspring are released in June; there are walks up the side of the river where mangroves thrive and the occasional crocodile, caves to explore, birding and sports such as abseiling, kayaking, diving, sport fishing, jet skis and skiing, among others. It also has a hidden archaeological zone.
Get There
Cazones bar is located 45 km from Poza Rica and 283 km from Mexico City.
By Road:
From Mexico. Take the Mexico-Pachuca highway via Pyramids until Tejocotal Dam, Huauchinango-Villa Juarez-Poza Rica-Gtz. From Tampico take the Tampico-Tuxpan Poza Rica Gtz. road from Veracruz, take Highway Veracruz-Cardel Nautla- Gtz.Zamora-Tecolutla. From Puebla, take the Puebla-Veracruz highway exit Acatzingo-Perote-Tlapacoyan Mtz. La Torre-Gtz. Zamora-Tecolutla.
By air:
Take a flight to Poza Rica which is 45km from Cazones.