See the historic mexican towns of alvarado and tlacotalpan on this day trip from veracruz its an opportunity to learn about the spanish conquest of mexico in the context of alvarados colonial architecture and to enjoy the colorful landmarks of tlacotalpan while in tlacotalpan youll also discover the unesco world heritage sites more recent cultural history at two small museums dedicated to successful local artists from the 19th and 20th centuries transport from your veracruz area hotel i