| Salinas ejido 735 inhabitants (2005), fishing, cattle, aquaculture snorkeling, beachcombing eco-cabaña |
| Less than 4000 people live in the communities along the 14 miles of the San Andrés Tuxtla coast. |
| Playa Hermosa ejido fishing, cattle, snorkeling, beachcombing, cave exploration eco-cabaña |
| Toro Prieto community of Salinas 298 inhabitants (2005), fishing, cattle, aquaculture snorkeling, beachcombing boat rental to Isla Terrón |
| Roca Partida volcanic cliff handful of inhabitants lighthouse, rappelling, diving, cave exploration, eco-cabins access from Arroyo de Lisa |
| Isla Terrón island, accessible by boat only uninhabited bird watching, snorkeling more details |
| Arroyo de Lisa ejido 395 inhabitants (2005), fishing, cattle, snorkeling, beachcombing, boat rental hotel, eco-cabañas, restaurants, palapas |
| Costa de Oro ejido 534 inhabitants (2005), fishing, cattle, iguana sanctuary snorkeling, beachcombing, boat rental hotel, eco-cabañas, restaurants. palapas |
| Revolución ejido 113 inhabitants (2005), fishing, cattle, beachcombing, waterfall eco-cabañas |
| Dos de Abril ejido 252 inhabitants (2005), fishing, cattle, beachcombing, horse rental hotels, restaurants, palapas,camping |
| Montepio ejido 158 inhabitants (2005), fishing, cattle, tourism rentals, horse rental, hill climb hotels, eco-cabañas, camping restaurants more details |
| Balzapote ejido, port 521 inhabitants (2005), fishing, cattle beachcombing, palapas, camping more details |
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| San Andrés Tuxtla Veracruz, Mexico |
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| Towns & Villages |
| These are some towns villages of San Andrés Tuxtla mentioned throughout this web site. A few have their own page with more some photos, details and access maps. Most others have a page of their own in the spanish section of catemaco.info. This selection is of a few which a tourist might pass through or consider visiting. |
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| For touristic details, please see: attraction around the city: San Andrés Tuxtla Attractions attractions along the coast: The Coast of San Andrés Tuxtla hotel and restaurant information: San Andres Hotels |
| Some Hill Villages |
| These are some of the villages nestled on the slopes of Volcano San Martin Tuxtla. Most are ejidos (farming cooperatives) and function on a subsistence level. This is a selection of places that are either touristic or need to be passed through to get somewhere else. There are almost 200 more small villages in San Andrés Tuxtla. |
| Ruiz Cortines ejido, 249 inhabitants (2005), elevation 1050m, direct road from San Andres, cattle, farming, eco-cabaña, restaurants, plant nurseries, guides. more details |
| Cardenas ejido, formed 1960, 126 inhabitants (2005), elevation 160m off Catemaco- Montepio road, above Las Palmas. cattle, farming, small lake nearby |
| Nacimiento de Xogapan ejido, 872 inhabitants (2005), elevation 560m, off MX 180, south of Santiago, farming, entry to Volcano San Martin Tuxtla, stores. |
| Los Organos ejido, 263 inhabitants (2005), elevation 180m, above Revolucíon on the coast, cattle, farming, eco-cabaña, waterfall. |
| Cuauthemoc ejido, 201 inhabitants (2005), elevation 780m, on road from Catemaco to Ruiz Cortines, cattle, agriculture. |
| El Diamante elevation 770m, on road from Ruiz Cortines to La Nueva Victoria, elevation 770m, cattle. |
| Some Small Towns |
| San Andrés Tuxtla has more than 30 population centers with more than 1000 inhabitants. Most are dedicated to cattle ranching and agriculture and are usually equipped with their own church, town square and communal halls. |
| La Nueva Victoria 1735 inhabitants (2005), elevation 160m, on road from El Tropico (MX 180) to Montepio, cattle, farming, sugar cane, restaurants, balneario., |
| Salto de Eyipantla 3683 inhabitants (2005), elevation 200m, off Catemaco - San Andrés road, entering at Sihuapan, cattle, farming, tourism retaurants, gift shops, more details |
| Sihuapan 3429 inhabitants (2005), elevation 260m, between Catemaco & San Andrés, farming (mostly tobacco), cigar factories, gift shops, gallery. |
| Matacapan 1064 inhabitants (2005), between Catemaco & San Andrés cattle, farming (mostly tobacco), waterfall, archaeological mounts, tobacco farms. |
| Comoapan villa, 4845 inhabitants (2005), elevation 200m, on road from Sihuapan to Eyipantla, SE of San Andrés cattle, farming, eco-resort nearby. |
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