Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho

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Carnival on Blvd. Ávila Camacho

The Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho is one of the main thoroughfares of the Mexican port city of Veracruz and the main road connecting Veracruz and its southern suburb of Boca del Río . It is named after Manuel Ávila Camacho (1897–1955), who was President of Mexico between 1940 and 1946 . There is a monument dedicated to him at the junction with Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez .

The course of the road

The road begins on calle Manuel Doblado , in the immediate vicinity of the port of Veracruz, and runs along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to the suburb of Boca del Río south of Veracruz, where it ends at Plaza Las Américas .

Attractions and events

One of the many sculptures on Manuel Ávila Camacho Blvd. This shows a couple doing the traditional dance of Veracruz.
In the Veracruz aquarium

There are several beaches, hotels and restaurants along the road. There are also several monuments and the Acuario de Veracruz .

In the Veracruz Carnival , the street plays the main role. After all, all parades that take place between Carnival Saturday and Carnival Tuesday take place exclusively on Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho.

Coordinates: 19 ° 9 ′ 37.5 ″  N , 96 ° 8 ′ 25 ″  W.