Had a great time is this colonial city on the Coast. We had a guided city tour for 5 hours. First stop was downtown at a famous local coffee house which was packed. The coffee is very strong and you drink it with cream and sugar - very good. We did a little local shopping. Veracruz was discovered by Cortez in 1519 and toured the original fort which was later a prison. This defended the town from everyone from Sir Francis Drake to the pirates of the Caribbean. The early settlers imported slaves from Africa to build the town which has a very Colonial influence. We passed the shipyards, which receive containers from around the world, the railyards which ship throughout Mexico. The arcitechure must be preserved if you remodel. This building next to the coffee house, is being refinished as you can see by the difference in both sides.
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