They are connected by a Camacho boulevard that runs pretty well parallel along the gulf. Veracruz - The heart of the city is the zocalo and the Malacon. There is the old cathedral, city government offices and about 15 hotels with sidewalk cafe style restaurants strung out along one side. The days in the zocalo are a bit slow, but when the sun goes down it comes awake, filled with people, music, clowns and vendors. About all it needs is elephants to be called a circus.
Many evenings there are bands or dance troops performing and the plaza is pretty well packed.
They party here all night or until the crowd dies down. Check it out before you leave town. Banks and casa de cambios are located nearby here also. There are many shops, restaurants, hotels and bars located mostly to the south and east of the zocalo. The malacon is to the east with a large pedestrian walkway and runs alongside the port, big ships and all.