3 parks and reserves
Tabasco has 3 parks and reserves with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Frontera, Tapijulapa, and Teapa. The closest to a pueblo is Villa Luz, 2 km from Tapijulapa; the farthest out is Pantanos de Centla, 14 km from Frontera.
Parks and reserves are best on weekdays and early in the day. Bring water, and check the opening hours, since some close one day a week.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec.
The Nature Parks 3
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Villa Luz · Nature reserve · 2 km from Tapijulapa
A jungle reserve upriver from Tapijulapa with milky-blue sulfur waterfalls, a sulfur cave, and Tomás Garrido Canabal's old house. -
Río Puyacatengo · Nature reserve · 5 km from Teapa
A clear, rocky river near Vicente Guerrero with family balnearios, palapas and natural pools; busy on weekends and at Easter. -
Pantanos de Centla · Nature reserve · 14 km from Frontera
North America's largest wetland, where the Grijalva and Usumacinta meet; boat trips leave from the Tres Brazos center.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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