| Playa Azul Description: community and hotel Name: Spanish, "Blue Beach" Population: 82 (2005) plus hotel Access: paved, on Catemaco - Sontecomapan highway, 1.7 miles northeast of Catemaco. Tourism: 3 star hotel service Visit Playa Azul website |
| Totonicapan Description: subdivision Name: Nahuatl, "the hot house" Population: 14? (2005) (too low!) History: Economy: vacation homes, suburb of Catemaco city Access: paved, on Catemaco - Sontecomapan highway, 2.2 miles northeast of Catemaco. Tourism: seawall good for fishing, restaurant shack, fish farm Visit Totonicapan soon |
| Amayaga Description: hamlet, ejido, around Amayaga Hill Name: Nahuatl, "at the end of the Amate trees" Population: 49 (2005) History: Economy: fishing, cattle, some crops Access: paved, on Catemaco - Coyame highway, 6.7 miles north of Catemaco Tourism: Tiny mineral spring |
| Coyame Description: village, community of Catemaco ejido Name: Nahuatl, "place of the wild pigs" Población: 217 (2005) History: Bottler founded by US citizen in 1969? Economy: fishing, cattle, some crops, mineral water bottler Access: paved, on Catemaco - La Margarita road, 6.7 miles north of Catemaco Tourism: intermittent restaurant Visit Coyame soon |
| Ojoxapan Description: village, ejido Name: Nahuatl, "enchanted waters" History: Population: 250 (2005) Economy: aquaculture, cattle, some crops Tourism: waterfall, intermittent restaurant, fish tanks Visit Ojoxapan soon |
| Tebanca Description: village, ejido Name: Pibil Nahuatl, "place of wild animals" History: Former coffee plantation Population: 605 (2005) Economy: aquaculture & fishing, cattle Facilities: Health clinic, Aquaculture center, Mexican government agency resort Access: paved, on Catemaco - La Margarita road, 9.3 miles northeast of Catemaco Tourism: government resort, nearby accomodations Visit Tebanca soon |
| Cuetzalapan Description: hamlet, rivers, part of Tebanca ejido Name: Nahuatl, river of the Quezal bird Population: 13 (2005) Economy: cattle, fishing Access: on Catemaco - La Margarita road, paved to Tebanca, 12.6 miles east of Catemaco Tourism: river bathing, canoeing |
| La Margarita Name: History: Population: 471 (2005) Economy: cattle, some crops, ecotourism Facilities: AA, ecotourism complex Access: on Catemaco - La Margarita road, paved to Tebanca, 15 miles east of Catemaco Tourism: cabañas, boat trips, archaeological remnants, dammed river Visit La Margarita |
| Cacahuateno Description: Colonia Canseco, below Cacahuateno Hill Name: Nahuatl, "Cacao Bridge" Economy: fishing, cattle, some crops, tourism Facilities: Villa del Carmen, catholic church resort, bridge and river dam Access: across southern bridge of Catemaco Tourism: food stalls on highway Visit Cacahuateno soon |
| La Finca Area Description: hotel & beach area Name: Spanish, "country estate" Population: 5 (2005) - too low! History: Economy: tourism, cattle Access: paved, on Catemaco - Acayucan highway, 2 miles north of Catemaco Tourism: shore walk, hotel Visit La Finca soon |
| Excuinapan Description: former ejido, now settlement Name: Nahuatl, "river of the dogs" History: x Población: 14 (2005) (too low!) Economy: tourism, cattle Access: paved, on Catemaco - La Victoria highway, 1.6 miles south of Catemaco Tourism: restaurant Visit Excuinapan soon |
| Maxacapan Description: village, ejido Name: Nahuatl, "split waters" History: x Population: 1036 (2005) Economy: fishing Access: paved, on Catemaco - La Victoria highway, 2.8 miles south of Catemaco Visit Maxacapan soon |
| Temolapan Description: hamlet, suburb of Maxacapan Name: Nahuatl, "horsefly waters" History: x Population: 233 (2005) Economy: fishing Access: paved, on Catemaco - La Victoria highway, 3.1 miles south of Catemaco Tourism: 0 Visit Temolapan soon |
| La Victoria Description: town, ejido Name: English - named after daughter of English plantation owner in the late 1800's History: Population: 1804 (2005) Economy: fishing, cattle, some crops Access: paved, off Catemaco - Acayucan highway, 3.7 miles south of Catemaco Tourism: hotel, restaurant, art gallery, plant nurseries Visit La Victoria soon |
| Bajos de Mimiahua Description: village, ejido Name: Nahuatl "place of honeycombs " (Honeycomb Downs) History: x Population: 242 (2005) Economy: fishing, cattle Access: paved to La Victoria, then 3+ miles dirt road, 7 miles southeast of Catemaco Tourism: Fish roasting Visit Bajos de Mimiahua soon |
| El Porvenir Description: pueblo, ejido? or part of Mimiahua Name: Spanish "the future" History: x Population: 21 (2005) Economy: fishing, cattle Access: paved to La Victoria, then 3 1/2 miles dirt road, 7 1/2 miles southeast of Catemaco Tourism: old rock carvings, trail head for Punta Tepeyaga Visit El Porvenir |
| Tepeyaga Description: hamlet Name: Nahuatl " nose hill " History: x Population: 56 (2005) Economy: fishing Access: paved to La Victoria, then 3 1/2 miles dirt road, then foot trail, 8 miles from Catemaco Tourism: old rock carvings Visit Tepeyaga soon |
| Pozolapan Description: pueblo, ejido Cartagena Name: Nahuatl "frothy river " History: Population: 702 (2005) Economy: fishing, cattle, some crops Access: paved to La Victoria, then 2 miles dirt road, 5 miles southeast of Catemaco Tourism: daytime and backpacker resort, restaurant Visit Pozolapan soon |
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| Northeast Shore Playa Azul, Totonicapan, Amayaga, Coyame, Ojoxapan, Tebanca, Cuetzalapam, Southeast Shore Cacahuateno, Escuinapan, Maxacapan, Temolapan, La Victoria, Pozolapan, Bajos de Mimiahua, El Porvenir, Tepeyaga. |
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| Laguna Catemaco Catemaco, Veracruz |
