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Coast of Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz
Introduction
Introduction
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The offical Tuxtlas coast runs about 120 kilometers from Punta Puntillas near Roca
Partida to Punta San Juan near Peña Hermosa.
Rocky outcroppings alter with sand dunes, punctured with dozens of rivers and
arroyos plunging into the Gulf of Mexico.
Touristically unexploited, much of the shore areas have been mulilated with cattle
fencing and only isolated spots maintain original vegetation.
I copied the below description from an official US mariner´s guide. It must have
been written in the 1800´s. I hope no sailors are looking for those flames from
Volcano San Martin Tuxtla.
Between Coatzacoalcos and the Rio Barilla, about 12 miles W, the coast is low and
unvaried. The Rio Barilla is the entrance of a lagoon which is connected to
Coatzacoalcos by a river S of the city.
Punta San Juan (18°17'N., 94°37'W.), 5 miles N of the Rio Barilla, has a small islet lying
close off it.
Between Punta San Juan and Punta Zapotitlan, 20 miles NNW, the coast is backed by
mountain ranges rising 3 to 8 miles inland. Cerro San Martin, conspicuous from
seaward, stands 8 miles inland W of Punta San Juan.
Between Punta Zapotitlan and Alvarado, 56 miles WNW, the first 33 miles of coast is
backed by ranges of hills rising 3 to 8 miles inland. The remaining part of the coast is
lower, being composed of sand hills 15 to 61m high. Barra Sontecomapan, a bar with
a depth of 1.8m, obstructs the entrance of Laguna Sontecomapan, 10 miles W of
Punta Zapotitlan.
The entrance may be identified by a conspicuous umbrella-shaped tree which stands
on a bluff a little to the W of it. Punta El Barco, a bold, rounded bluff, rises 15 miles
WNW of Punta Zapotitlan. Punta Roca Partida (18°42'N., 95°11'W.), marked by a light,
consists of perpendicular cliffs located 8 miles WNW of Punta El Barco. A rocky islet
lies close off the point. Volcan San Martin (18°33'N., 95°12'W.), 10 miles S of Punta
Roca Partida, is a 1,650m high volcano, which can be readily distinguished from a
great distance in clear weather. When active, the column of smoke by day and the
flames at night make this volcano an excellent landmark.
Partida to Punta San Juan near Peña Hermosa.
Rocky outcroppings alter with sand dunes, punctured with dozens of rivers and
arroyos plunging into the Gulf of Mexico.
Touristically unexploited, much of the shore areas have been mulilated with cattle
fencing and only isolated spots maintain original vegetation.
I copied the below description from an official US mariner´s guide. It must have
been written in the 1800´s. I hope no sailors are looking for those flames from
Volcano San Martin Tuxtla.
Between Coatzacoalcos and the Rio Barilla, about 12 miles W, the coast is low and
unvaried. The Rio Barilla is the entrance of a lagoon which is connected to
Coatzacoalcos by a river S of the city.
Punta San Juan (18°17'N., 94°37'W.), 5 miles N of the Rio Barilla, has a small islet lying
close off it.
Between Punta San Juan and Punta Zapotitlan, 20 miles NNW, the coast is backed by
mountain ranges rising 3 to 8 miles inland. Cerro San Martin, conspicuous from
seaward, stands 8 miles inland W of Punta San Juan.
Between Punta Zapotitlan and Alvarado, 56 miles WNW, the first 33 miles of coast is
backed by ranges of hills rising 3 to 8 miles inland. The remaining part of the coast is
lower, being composed of sand hills 15 to 61m high. Barra Sontecomapan, a bar with
a depth of 1.8m, obstructs the entrance of Laguna Sontecomapan, 10 miles W of
Punta Zapotitlan.
The entrance may be identified by a conspicuous umbrella-shaped tree which stands
on a bluff a little to the W of it. Punta El Barco, a bold, rounded bluff, rises 15 miles
WNW of Punta Zapotitlan. Punta Roca Partida (18°42'N., 95°11'W.), marked by a light,
consists of perpendicular cliffs located 8 miles WNW of Punta El Barco. A rocky islet
lies close off the point. Volcan San Martin (18°33'N., 95°12'W.), 10 miles S of Punta
Roca Partida, is a 1,650m high volcano, which can be readily distinguished from a
great distance in clear weather. When active, the column of smoke by day and the
flames at night make this volcano an excellent landmark.
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