Blogs from Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Heute besichtige ich "El Cañon" in Chiapa de Corzo. Dazu fahre ich zuerst mit einem Collectivo in die Bundeshauptstadt von Chiapas: Tuxtla. Diese liegt auf ca. 600 Hoehenmetern - also geht es zuerst mal 1500 Hoehenmeter runter. Gluecklicherweise sind San Cristóbal und Tuxtla durch eine sehr gute Strasse verbunden und so vergeht die Fahrt wie im Flug. Von Tuxtla aus nehme ich ein weiteres Collectivo fuer die paar Kilometer zurueck nach Chiapa de Corzo. Ja, Chiapa de Corzo liegt eigentlich zwischen San Cristóbal und Tuxtla - der Busfahrer wollte aber nicht dazwischen anhalten. In Chiapa de Corzo steige ich am Hauptplatz aus. Von hier sind es nur zwei Blocks runter zum Fluss. Dort kaufe ich mir ein Ticket fuer eine Flussfahrt zum "El Cañon". Dieser Canyon erinnert mich sehr stark an die Fjorde in Norwegen - ... read more

Villahermosa, Tabasco, a 29 de octubre del 2009. Saludos family. Ahì les van unas fotos del Cañòn del Sumidero, sòlo que desde la perspectiva del rìo en el fondo del cañón; me faltaron fotos desde los miradores, pero la economìa manda. El rìo que recorre el cañòn es el rìo Grijalva, que desgraciadamente se llena de basura en esta temporada de lluvias, asì que habìa partes en que la bonita vista hacia las paredes del cañòn se alternaba con la basura en la superficie del agua (botes de plàstico, sobre todo), ni modo nadie quiere limpiar. El viaje inicia en la ciudad de Chiapa de Corzo (a 10 min. de Tuxtla) y termina en una presa hidroèlectrica. Las fotos fueron tomadas entre nublado y no nublado, además que ya estaba aterdeciendo (la lancha saliò hasta las ... read more

After having the wunderful experience of the Moon Eclipse and spending one more night in Tikal, the next morning I left Guatemala, where I had lots of fun and good experinces. I am so thankful for the Guatemaltecas hostility and the grate time I had there. I won't forget the smells, colores, and wunderful life people have there. I wish I was able to see more from Quiche, and northern Guatemala, which gives me an oppurtunity to get back there again. Now enough with Guatemala. I got back to Mexico to Palenque to see more stars and more jungle. I stayed a week there and than I moved to Tuxtla to see the cañon de sumidero in a boat. I will only add one thing: it is worth it, especially if you are around there. ... read more

After a disappointing trip to Lake Aititlan in Guatemala, we decided to head back to Mexico and San Cristobal for the Sumidero Canyon (as we had planned earlier in the trip). Unfortunately, the weather at the lake had been really wet and miserable so we were unable to get any really decent photos of the volcanic surroundings. We took a boat to San Pedro and saw Panajachel but due to the torrential rain, we only really saw a few hours of each. Both places we found to be very touristy and we heard from other travellers that sadly, these lakeside villages have deteriorated hugely in the last ten years. The Sumidero Canyon is 1-kilometer-deep and was the stage for an epic battle between the Spanish and the Chiapanecan Indians. It is said that these Chiapanecan Indians ... read more