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Xalapa (104km/65 miles northwest of Veracruz; pronounced "hah-lah-pa" and sometimes spelled "Jalapa") is a highland city in the middle of Mexico's prime coffee-growing area and the capital of the state of Veracruz. Less than 2 hours from the port of Veracruz, it offers an easy escape from the high temperatures there. It's a hilly city, crisscrossed by narrow, winding streets and alleys. A fine, misty rain known as chipi chipi often floats in the air, cloaking the views in a vaporous shroud. When the sky is clear, you can sometimes make out in the distance the snow-capped peak of Pico de Orizaba (also known as Citlaltépetl), an extinct volcano that is Mexico's tallest peak at 5,747m (18,850 ft.). Read More

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Major Airports near Xalapa

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Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport 141.4 map

Other Smaller Airports near Xalapa

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Veracruz Las Bajadas Airport 54.4 map
Poza Rica Tajin Airport 70.9 map
Puebla Huejotsingo Airport 98.7 map

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