About El Morro, Mexico
El Morro is a small community on the coast of the Mexican state of Veracruz, whose population doesn't exceed 30 inhabitants. This town belongs to the municipality of Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios and sits off a beach on the Gulf of Mexico, where several tributaries flow, creating a unique landscape. El Morro has a raised area with a lighthouse, the ideal place to admire the view and enjoy the scene created by the waves breaking on the shore.
Cabañas Los Pinos, located to the north of El Morro and beyond the lighthouse, is an ideal place to spend the night and enjoy the beach. There you will find a camping area and a turtle spawning zone, and you can participate in the sea turtles release, explore the surroundings by bicycle, or walk to the lighthouse. About 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) ahead, you will find Hotel Boca de Ovejas, which offers a pool, a restaurant, gardens ideal for weddings, and a wide beach where a small river flows. Both sites are ideal to relax, enjoy the tranquility of nature, and the whisper of the sea.
Other attractions in the surroundings of El Morro include the beaches of Palma Sola, Los Muñecos and its giant rocks that simulate dolls looking to the horizon, and El Ensueño, where Santander Turtle Camp is located. You can also walk along the streets of Nautla or Jicaltepec, two communities with buildings that reflect the presence of French immigrants; see the Dance of the Flyers in the Magical Town of Papantla, or venture to descend the rapids of the Filobobos River and swim in its waterfalls. The archaeological sites of El Cuajilote, Cempoala, Quiahuixtlán, and El Tajín are in the vicinity, where Totonac Indians settled. El Tajín hosts annual cultural events during one of the most important festivals in Veracruz.
***The official currency of Mexico is the Mexican Peso (MXN).
