Playa de Chachalacas, Beach in Úrsulo Galván, Mexico

Playa de Chachalacas is a stretch of beach along the Gulf of Mexico coast with soft sand and gentle waves. The shoreline extends several kilometers and provides calm conditions for swimming and wading.

The area developed from traditional fishing communities that settled along this part of the Gulf coast. Over time these fishing villages transformed into a beach destination for visitors.

The name Chachalacas comes from the chachalaca, a bird of the Cracidae family whose loud call is heard in the surrounding scrub. The settlement lies in Úrsulo Galván municipality, Veracruz, and counted 1,268 residents in the 2020 INEGI census, 673 of them women and 595 men.

Parking areas, restrooms, food vendors, and water sport equipment rental are available throughout the beach. These facilities are spread along the shoreline to serve visitors comfortably.

Playa de Chachalacas is a village of 1,268 residents (2020 census), not just a shoreline: 595 men and 673 women live about 46.5 km from the port of Veracruz, at 10 m above sea level. The settlement belongs to Úrsulo Galván municipality in Veracruz, roughly 290 km east of Mexico City.