While it has tourist attractions along its shore, especially in the Barra de Cazones area, the municipality, including the seat, has a high level of socioeconomic marginalization.

Its municipal seal contains elements related to the area’s production of citrus fruit and corn as well as a sharpnose sharks.

[2] The town of Cazones de Herrera is the local government for 70 other communities which cover an area of 273.1 km2.

[1] It borders the municipalities of Tuxpan, Papantla, Poza Rica and Tihuatlán with the Gulf of Mexico to the east.

[2] Its main river is the Cazones, which splits the municipality into two parts and is the traditional dividing line between Totonacapan and La Huasteca.

[2] The municipality organizes regular events to promote and preserve the traditional dances of the Veracruz Huasteca.

One notable non-seafood dish is pork served in a chili pepper and garlic sauce.

Principle crops include corn, oranges, bananas, green chili peppers, and grapefruit.

[5] Farallón is a small island located at the mouth of the Cazones River about half a kilometer from the ocean.

One side of the island has a cliff called “El Chivo” eighteen meters high, which is popular for rappelling.

[5][3] The island is home to a species of black iguana called “garrobo negro.” Playa Sur is the best known beach because of its hotels and other tourist infrastructure.

[3] Playa Norte is a virgin beach with no permanent structures located on the opposite side of the mouth of the Cazones River from the main docks.

One of the features of this beach is “El Pulpo” (The Octopus), a rock formation with six branches formed by erosion from sea waves.

[3] Playa Chaparrales is a semi-virgin beach with permanent structures generally out of view of the shoreline.

[3] Playa Azul is a semi virgin beach which contains an estuary called El Tejón.

[7] The National Triathlon of Cazones is a major annual sporting event in the north of Veracruz, sponsored by the municipality and the federal government.