Cañon de Sumidero
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Chiapas’s grand canyon. It’s outside of Chiapa do Corzo, on the way to Tuxla and driving there one realizes just how high San Cristobal is when coming down out of the mountains. It’s also plenty warmer in the valley, where Tuxla is as well. The cañon is well worth the visit and the tour from san cristobal is a good way to do it. After a 2 hour boat trip thru the cañon we popped into Chiapa de Corzo for an hour – enough time for lunch in the market and a quick look around (not that there is terribly much to see).
There was a nice guy from AZ on the tour, a conservationist who had it on good authority that the zoo in tuxla should not be missed. I’d read that in lonely planet and was not ready to leave San Cristobal so I joined him on that outing. It was easy to get the collectivo to tuxla then a taxi for $3 from the stop in Tuxla to the zoo – which is a little outside of town. It’s set in a forested area and they’ve done a great job integrating the animals “holding areas” into the surrounding environment. I was glad I went. We had 2×1 beers at the tequila bar north of the square in san cristobal after we got back and he was off to an overnight bus to the pacific coast.
When settling up at the hotel for my extra days the guy who runs the place was asking where I had been and was distressed when he learned I’d not visited laguna de Montebello. Since I’d counted on today being a mellow day I found myself thinking about staying yet longer!
Peggy Rehm