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Zempoala is the town in Mexico, located some 260 km to the north-east from Puebla. The capital city Mexico City is in 380 km to the west. The population of the the town was estimated at 9,300 people according to the 2012 census Many people visit Zempoala to experience its archaeological sites.

The closest airport Lencero Airport (IATA: JAL) is about 60 km away.

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1. Cempoala
Cempoala (or Zempoala) was an important Mesoamerican city. It was the largest city on the Gulf of Mexico and the capital of the kingdom of Totonacapan occupied by the Totonac people. At its peak, it had a population of between 25, 000 and 30, 000. The name means " place of the twenty waters" due to several rivers meeting near the site and is eight kilometes from the current city of Veracruz, Veracruz, one kilometre from the banks of the Río Actopan and six kilometres from the Gulf. The city was an…

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Artisan Family Hotels and Resort Collection Playa Esmeralda

starting $97

Holiday Inn Veracruz-Centro Historico

starting $61

Hotel Veracruz Centro Histórico

starting $53

Hotel Yes Inn Nuevo Veracruz

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Hotel Yes Inn Nuevo Veracruz

starting $33

City Express Junior Veracruz Aeropuerto

starting $32

City Express Junior Veracruz Aeropuerto

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Global Express

starting $33

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