Miradores del Cañón del Sumidero
Viewpoints on the rim of Cañón del Sumidero, north of Tuxtla, with views of the gorge whose cliffs reach up to about a thousand meters above the Grijalva River.
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In the destination San Cristóbal de las Casas and the Sumidero Canyon.
In the photo: Mactumatzá, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
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The city
Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital of Chiapas, a modern, warm city in a valley about 500 meters above sea level, and the main gateway to the state. To the north is Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero, with viewpoints over the Grijalva River gorge, and to the south is ZooMAT, a zoo dedicated to Chiapas wildlife. It is the starting point for Chiapa de Corzo and San Cristóbal de las Casas.
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The local experience
Viewpoints on the rim of Cañón del Sumidero, north of Tuxtla, with views of the gorge whose cliffs reach up to about a thousand meters above the Grijalva River.
Tuxtla Gutiérrez zoo dedicated to Chiapas wildlife, with jaguars, tapirs, monkeys, macaws and quetzals in enclosures within native forest.