Orizaba

Orizaba is a city in Veracruz, Mexico. Understand Orizaba is one of the main cities of the Mexican State of Veracruz-Llave. It's located between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz. The city is also known by locals as "Pluviosilla". Get in By plane Being a relatively small city by Mexican standards, it is not possible to get to Orizaba in a commercial flight from a major airline. However, it is possible to reach the city flying to Mexico City International airport and taking a bus directly to Orizaba from the airport. If you know someone or are alone when travelling to Orizaba, it may be more convenient to fly into Veracruz International Airport in the city of Veracruz. The drive to Orizaba is about 3 hours long, but the roads are fairly well maintained. There are numerous car rental companies in Veracruz. The reason for flying into Veracruz vice Mexico City is for several reasons: 1) Traffic in Mexico City is notoriously horrible. Veracruz traffic is considerably thinner and easier to manage. 2) The mountain overpass between Orizaba and Mexico City is extremely dangerous, with sharp turns and angles of nearly twenty degrees vertical. During the winter it is nearly inaccesible and not recommended for driving. By train By car Getting to Orizaba by car is easy. From Mexico City, take the Mexico-Veracruz highway. Orizaba is about four hours from Mexico's capital. By bus Major bus companies (ADO, ADO GL, UNO, AU, etc) offer service to Orizaba. Rates vary according to quality service. Seniors have 50% off when traveling by ADO. UNO Bus service. High end quality. ADO GL Bus service. 1st Class. ADO Bus service. Standard service. By boat Orizaba is not reachable by boat. Get around See In the city: The Iron Palace. Can you believe this city has a cute European small iron castle in downtown? La Alameda. This the central park of Orizaba. Dedicated to Francisco Gabilondo Soler better known as "Cri-Cri" (1907-1990) a popular writer and interpreter of children songs. El Palacio Municipal (The City Hall). A building dating from 1905 and originally used as public school. Since 1991 this building is the City Hall. The building has a mural by José Clemente Orozco. State Art Museum Rio Orizaba (Orizaba stream). A beautiful stream in the middle of the city. The stream is crossed by several bridges. Panteón Municipal (Municipal Cemetery) Close to the city: Los 500 Escalones (The 500 Steps). A traditional ride for locals. This a very long stair (almost 500 steps) which takes you close to 34 m high waterfall known as the "Cascada del Elefante" or "Cascada de Barrio Nuevo". Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl (from Nahuatl citlal(in) = star, and tepētl = mountain). This is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America. Puente de Metlac (Metlac bridge). This is a 115m tall bridge linking Orizaba to Cordoba by the highway. Do Learn Work Buy Eat Budget Mid-range Splurge Drink Sleep Budget Mid-range Hotel Fiesta INN Gte. Gral. Lic. Ivan Mendoza R. Oriente 6 No. 892 Teléfonos: (272) 728 0300 (272) 728 0301 Hotel Holy Day INN Gte. Gral. Ernesto Guraieb Argudin Oriente 6 No. 464 entre Sur 9 y 11 Teléfonos/Fax: (272) 724 0077 Hotel Fiesta Cascada Gte. Gral. Ana Elena Ramírez Autopista Puebla-México Km. 275 Teléfonos: (272) 724 5599 (272) 724 1596 (272) 724 1598 Splurge Contact Stay safe Cope Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!