Alvarado is a city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. It is located 64 km from the city of Veracruz, Veracruz, on Federal Highways 180 and 125. Alvarado is bordered by Boca Del Río, Tlalixcoyan, Medellín, Ignacio de la Llave, Ciudad Lerdo De Tejada, Tlacotalpan and Acula. Major products of Alvarado are coffee, fruits, and sugar. The United Mexican States or Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México) is a federal republic made up of 31 states (estados) and one Federal District, (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). ... Veracruz from space, July 1997 The city of Veracruz is a major port city on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. ... Toll roads are named after the parallel free road, with the letter D added; for example, Mexican Federal Highway 1D parallels Mexican Federal Highway 1. ... Boca del Rio may refer to: Mexico Boca del Río, Veracruz Venezuela Boca del Río, Nueva Esparta This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Tlalixcoyan (pronounced Tlah-lees-koh-yan) is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. ... Ignacio de la Llave (August 26, 1818-1863) was a general and the governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz between 1857 and 1860. ... The municipality of Tlacotalpan is located in the eastern coastal region of the Mexican state of Veracruz, at 18°37 N, 95°40 W. The municipalitys total surface area is 646. ... A cup of coffee Workers sorting and pulping coffee beans in Guatemala Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds—commonly referred to as beans—of the coffee plant. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...

It was named in honour of conquistador Wilberto Alvarado. Conquistador (Spanish: []) (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers and adventurers who brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement established in the modern-day Bahamas...

Alvarado is known throughout Mexico for its population's use of foul language.

External link

• (Spanish) Municipal Official Site

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Coordinates: 18°46′52″N, 95°45′26″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...