"El Sumidero" Top 5 Page for this destination El Sumidero by Kuznetsov_Sergey

El Sumidero Travel Guide: 41 reviews and 156 photos

Sumidero Canyon is a narrow and deep canyon surrounded by a national park located just north of the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
The canyon’s creation began around the same time as the Grand Canyon in the U.S. by a crack in the area’s crust and erosion by the Grijalva River, which still runs through it.
The canyon has vertical walls which reach as high as 1000 meters, with the river turning up to ninety degrees during the thirteen kilometers that the narrow passage runs.
I spent there half a day and want to share my experience and impressions.

American Griffons

You can watch my
4 min 19 sec Video Tehuantepec- Sumidero out of my Youtube channel or here on VT.
4 min 24 sec Video Canyon Sumidero part 1 out of my Youtube channel or here on VT.
5 min 32 sec Video Sumidero Canyon part 2 out of my Youtube channel or here on VT.

Sumidero Canyon

Completed and coming next pages out of a trip in Mexico in January-February of 2011
1) Mexico City,
2) Teotihuacán,
3) Puebla de Zaragoza,
4) Cholula,
5) Oaxaca de Juárez,
6) Monte Albán,
7) Santa María del Tule,
8) Santo Domingo Tehuantepec,
9) El Sumidero,
10) San Cristóbal de Las Casas,
11) Nuevo San Juan Chamula,
12) Zinacantán,
13) Palenque,
14) Campeche,
15) Ruinas Uxmal,
16) Mérida,
17) Ruinas Chichén-Itzá,
18) Ek Balam,
19) Cancún.

Last visit to El Sumidero: Jan 2011
Intro Updated Jun 24, 2012
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Christmas Tree Falls Favorites (9)

Of the various seasonal waterfalls, the best known is the Árbol de Navidad (Christmas Tree). The “branches” of the... more travel advice

Cueva de Colores Favorites (9)

The walls of the canyon contain small caves, rock formations and other notable features. The best known of the area’s... more travel advice

American Griffons Favorites (9)

Birds are the most common type of animal in the park with about 195 species documented. Six of these species are... more travel advice

American crocodile in Sumidero - El Sumidero

American crocodiles Favorites (9)

There is plenty of wildlife in the Sumidero Canyon, such as this crocodile. According to a CONANP study in 2007, there... more travel advice

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MalenaN Sep 16, 2012 at 1:15 AM

The Sumidero Canyon looks very impressive and it must have been great to be in a boat below these steep walls. Good that you saw crocodiles, monkeys and different kind of birds. Too bad about the polution though.
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  Kuznetsov_Sergey Sep 16, 2012 at 2:57 AM
  
  Yes, the Sumidero Canyon impressed me not less the Grand Canyon that I visited this July (including its crocodiles). Thank you Malena for a nice comment!
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Florida999 Aug 7, 2012 at 4:32 AM

That looks like a really cool place, I've never heard of it before!
Nice page!
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yumyum Jul 30, 2012 at 10:11 AM

The X-mas tree and the wild life look very interesting!
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BruceDunning Jul 4, 2012 at 1:12 PM

I had no idea there was such beauty and scenery in Mexico that is also remote to tourists. YOur videos are fantastic and the tips as always wonderful; cowboy
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HORSCHECK Jul 3, 2012 at 11:07 AM

Sergey, fantastic page about your boat adventures in this amazing canyon. I am happy to see that the American crocodiles didn't recognise you. *winkygrin*
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balhannah Jun 26, 2012 at 10:24 PM

What a lovely page. The Sumidero canyon must have been an amazing trip for you, I love the look of it from your photo's! The christmas tree falls are excellent!
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Nemorino Jun 25, 2012 at 5:25 AM

A very impressive canyon!