Oaxaca · Mexico
Salina Cruz
The Pacific end of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec railway.
- Population
- 76,660 (2020)
- Founded
- 1522
- New port
- 1907
Then
- 1522
Pedro de Alvarado's forces found Salina de la Santa Cruz.
- Late 1800s
The port grows as the southern end of the interoceanic railway.
- 1907
The new port opens.
Now
Salina Cruz is the Pacific terminus of the Tren Interoceánico.