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• Veracruz, Gulf Coast
  

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Veracruz (Guillermo Aldana/courtesy, Mexico Tourism)

Gulf Coast Beach Destinations

• Veracruz

Feature Articles

• Tierra Secreta
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  El Pico de Orizaba, Costa Esmeralda, & El Tajín

Practical Advice

• Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
  Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
• Sharks: Myths and Realities
  Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
• Deep Focus
  Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
• The Move
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  Go deeper with champion freediver Tanya Streeter
• Welcome to Home Rental Country: The Refuge of the Un-Hotel
  Take the brand-name anonymity out of your next foray into the vacation world by getting the scoop on finding the best homes away from home.

Gear

• Diving Fin Innovations
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  Maiden voyage of the man-fish
• O'Neill's Psychofreak boardshorts
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• Surfing
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  Get dialed for summer's coolest sport
• Complete Gear Archives: Surfing
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things surfing.
• Women’s Beach Gear Essentials
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Fitness

• The Move
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  Catch a wave with tips from pro surfer Damien Hobgood
• Fit to Surf
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• Sunbrellas Chemical-Free Sun Block SPF 30+
  
• Good Day, Sunshine
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  Embrace the summer sun with an intelligent skin-protection strategy
• Is surfing a good workout?
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Hotels

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Calinda Veracruz
Av Independencia Sn Esq Lerdo Col Centro
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Camino Real Tuxtla Gutierrez
Dr. Belisario Dominguez 1195 Col. Sta.Elena
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Camino Real Veracruz
Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho No.3650
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