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Information - Veracruz River of Raptors - Jose Cardel

Migration site Veracruz River of Raptors - Jose Cardel Contacts Kashmir Wolf Contacts Web site https://pronaturaveracruz.org/ Last count  14 September 2025 Observation hours 1,116:44 observation hours, 2 year

lat: 19.3711, lng: -96.37653

Description

A narrow geographic bottleneck located at the intersection of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental and the E end of Central Volcanic Belt, forms a narrow passage of lowlands in central Veracruz. This location witnesses the World's largest concentration of migrating raptors that originate in North America and spend the non-breeding season in Middle and South America.

Location

Cardel (29 masl, 7 km from the coast) is located atop Hotel Bienvenidos in downtown Cardel, some 30 km N of Veracruz City