Cañón del Sumidero, breathtaking
Travel through the Cañón del Sumidero and discover, on a boat tour, one of the most spectacular places in Mexico. On this pleasant outing you will be amazed by this natural wonder of deep significance to the people of Chiapas.
This geological fault formed more than 12 million years ago, with limestone walls that reach nearly 700 meters in height, and beyond its sheer scale you will see its lush vegetation, the abundant streams that adorn it and that in turn feed the Grijalva, one of the mightiest rivers in the country.
Be a witness to this imposing natural beauty during the tour of the Cañón del Sumidero in Chiapas, where you can admire some species of Chiapas wildlife such as: pelicans, spider monkeys, crocodiles, king vultures, as well as gray and white herons.
After picking you up in Tuxtla Gutiérrez or San Cristóbal de las Casas, you will travel to Chiapa de Corzo, a 16th-century colonial city, where you will get to know La Pila, an Arab-style fountain from 1562, the church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán from 1554, a former Dominican convent, and the great bell weighing five and a half tons, one of the first cast in Latin America with gold, silver, and bronze.
The Cañón del Sumidero is a geological formation that occurred around 12 million years ago, with cliffs reaching an altitude of 1,150 meters above sea level. This canyon has been navigable since 1980, following the construction of the “Manuel Moreno Torres” hydroelectric dam, better known as the “Chicoasén Dam”. It is crossed by the Grijalva River, which rises in the mountains of Guatemala.
This geological fault formed more than 12 million years ago, with limestone walls that reach nearly 700 meters in height, and beyond its sheer scale you will see its lush vegetation, the abundant streams that adorn it and that in turn feed the Grijalva, one of the mightiest rivers in the country.
Be a witness to this imposing natural beauty during the tour of the Cañón del Sumidero in Chiapas, where you can admire some species of Chiapas wildlife such as: pelicans, spider monkeys, crocodiles, king vultures, as well as gray and white herons.
After picking you up in Tuxtla Gutiérrez or San Cristóbal de las Casas, you will travel to Chiapa de Corzo, a 16th-century colonial city, where you will get to know La Pila, an Arab-style fountain from 1562, the church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán from 1554, a former Dominican convent, and the great bell weighing five and a half tons, one of the first cast in Latin America with gold, silver, and bronze.
The Cañón del Sumidero is a geological formation that occurred around 12 million years ago, with cliffs reaching an altitude of 1,150 meters above sea level. This canyon has been navigable since 1980, following the construction of the “Manuel Moreno Torres” hydroelectric dam, better known as the “Chicoasén Dam”. It is crossed by the Grijalva River, which rises in the mountains of Guatemala.
