Living in Coatepec

Coatepec, Veracruz is a charming Pueblo Mágico (Magical Town) in the central region of the state, at an altitude of 1,200-1,349 meters above sea level in the foothills of the Cofre de Perote volcano, just 8 km south of Xalapa. Its 70 km² area borders Xalapa and Tlalnelhuayocan to the north, Teocelo and Jalcomulco to the south, and is traversed by rivers such as the Pixquiac, Pintores, and Sordo, which feed into the Antigua River. Here, some 95,000 inhabitants thrive in a temperate-humid climate (average 17.6°C, 1,768 mm of annual rainfall). The town is famous for its high-altitude coffee grown in a cloud forest with orchids, sweetgum trees, and pines, and is also home to the Parish of San Jerónimo, coffee museums, and the Cerro de las Culebras (Hill of the Snakes) for hiking.

Living in Coatepec offers a bohemian atmosphere with coffee plantations, the International Coffee Fair, gastronomy such as local mole, coffee wood crafts and proximity to Xalapa (20 min), ideal for nature lovers, creative families and producers who value mountain tranquility, biodiversity (armadillos, hummingbirds) and colonial heritage in humid Veracruz.