Tlacotalpan
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How it came to be
Tlacotalpan is a river port on the Papaloapan in the state of Veracruz, on Mexico's Gulf coast. The Spanish founded it around 1550 on what was then an island in the river, and as a port set back from the sea it is unusual among Latin American towns.
Its grid of 153 blocks covers 75 hectares, with a larger Spanish quarter to the west and a smaller native quarter to the east. Seven wide streets run parallel to the river, joined by narrow lanes, and arcades line the streets in front of brightly painted single-storey houses with tiled roofs and inner courtyards.
The town reached its height in the 19th century, and the coming of the railway took away much of its trade. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Candlemas, built in 1849, holds oil paintings by Salvador Ferrando, and there is a museum to the songwriter Agustín Lara. The town was inscribed in 1998.
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