Orizaba
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Orizaba is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and
Clockwise, from upper left: San Miguel de Arcángel Cathedral, Panoramic of the city from El Borrego Hill, San José de Gracia Convent, Palacio de Hierro, Orizaba City Hall, Mier y Pesado Polyforum, Orizaba cableway
The Orizaba Valley Looking north, Orizaba in the middle distance, the Pico de Orizaba on the horizon
Orizaba during the Porfiriato
Palacio Municipal de Orizaba in 2025
Veracruz
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Veracruz, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in easte
Orizaba
…Orizaba (Spanish: , Nahuatl: Ahuilizapan, Otomi: Mbo'ñu) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had…
Colossal Olmec stone head from around 900 BC
Playa Villa Rica (Villa Rica Beach), where the Spanish built the first city of Veracruz
Statue of rebel leader Gaspar Yanga, a fugitive slave
Depiction of the siege of Veracruz during the Mexican–American War