HomeProtected Areas
Cañón del Río Blanco
Puebla and Veracruz
About Cañón del Río Blanco
Cañón del Río Blanco National Park. This National Park is located in the state of Veracruz; it is a protected area of great importance for its role in water catchment and carbo...
How to get there?
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Most important locality
Municipality of Orizaba (Cerro del Borrego), 10 minutes from downtown Orizaba.
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Airport
Veracruz international Airport 'General Heriberto Jara' - Veracruz
Puebla International Airport 'Hermanos Serdán' - Puebla
References and Transportation
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Ways to get there
By Veracruz - Orizaba the approximate distance is 132 Km, travel time 1 h. 37 min.
By highway Boca del Río - Córdoba - Orizaba 150 D. P... -
Transportation facilities
Public transportation, own or rented vehicle. Within the area there are cabs and rural cabs.
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Mobility within the protected area
Bus, cabs and rural vans.
How to get there?
References and Transportation
- Ways to get there
By Veracruz - Orizaba the approximate distance is 132 Km, travel time 1 h. 37 min.
By highway Boca del Río - Córdoba - Orizaba 150 D. Puebla - Orizaba (approximate distance is 161 Km, travel time 2 hours).
By highway Mexico/Puebla/Orizaba 150 D. - Transportation facilities
Public transportation, own or rented vehicle. Within the area there are cabs and rural cabs.
- Mobility within the protected area
Bus, cabs and rural vans.
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Schedules
Every day of the year, during the day.
All year round, during the day.
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Entrance fee
In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law of Rights for the current fiscal year
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Average weather in the area
Depends on the area.
Protected Area map
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Activities and recommendations
Activities
- Bird watching
- Camping
- Canyoning
Recommendations
- All year round is recommended to visit the Protected Area.
- Comfortable and practical clothing such as jackets, pants, shirt, tennis or sport shoes is recommended.
Services
Services within the PA
Handicrafts shops
Informative modules within the Protected Area
Interpretive trails
Lodging near the PA
Cabins
Camping areas
Hotel
Food service near the PA
Cheap restaurants
Fast food
Restaurants
Street food
Available services in the nearest locality to the PA
Bank ATMs
Banks
Hospital
Market / Super Market
Pharmacy
Transportation services
Nearest locality to the PA
Municipality of Orizaba (Cerro del Borrego), 10 minutes from downtown Orizaba.
Admission fee
Protected Area entrance fee
In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law of Rights for the current fiscal year
More about Cañón del Río Blanco
Interesting facts
The Blanco River crosses the park forming more than 20 waterfalls among which the Tuxpango Waterfall and the Elephant Waterfall with a fall ...
Attractions
The National Park is a water catchment area, so the water resource is the main cause of protection of this NPA, as a water harvesting and bi...
Representative species of PA
Mexican Alligator Lizard (Abronia graminea), Imbricate Alligator Lizard (Barisia imbricata), Bearded wood partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus), P...
You can see more representative species of Cañón del Río Blanco on the web site
Representative Species of PA
Representative Species of PA
Mexican Alligator Lizard (Abronia graminea), Imbricate Alligator Lizard (Barisia imbricata), Bearded wood partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), Oak (Quercus macrophylla), Shamel Ash (Fraxinus uhdei), Patula pine (Pinus patula), Montezuma bald cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)
Visitor regulations
Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area
1. Respect the established trails for visitors. 2. Do not leave any garbage. 3. Do not extract any flora or fauna specimen.
Visitor regulations
Protected Area Regulations
Visitor regulations in the Protected Area
1. Respect the established trails for visitors.
2. Do not leave any garbage.
3. Do not extract any flora or fauna specimen.
Contact
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PA office address
Sur 18 S/N, Col. Centro, CP 94300, Orizaba, Veracruz.
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Phone
Without information
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Email
Without information
