7 waterfalls
Chiapas has 7 waterfalls with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Palenque, Chiapa de Corzo, Comitán, and Ocozocoautla. The closest to a pueblo is El Chorreadero, 7 km from Chiapa de Corzo; the farthest out is Agua Azul, 32 km from Palenque.
Waterfalls run fullest in the rainy season, roughly June to October, and the water is clearest from November to February. In the driest months, March to May, some shrink to a trickle.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec.
The Waterfalls 7
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El Chorreadero · Waterfall · 7 km from Chiapa de Corzo
A waterfall that pours straight out of a cave into turquoise pools, with caving and rappelling trips into the mountain. -
Misol-Há · Waterfall · 13 km from Palenque
A 35-meter waterfall dropping into a round jungle pool, with a path that runs behind the curtain of water. -
El Aguacero · Waterfall · 16 km from Ocozocoautla
A waterfall that rains out of the walls of the Río La Venta canyon, reached by more than 700 steps down into the gorge. -
El Chiflón · Waterfall · 16 km from Comitán
A chain of turquoise waterfalls on the San Vicente River, topped by the 120-meter Velo de Novia. -
Cascadas de Roberto Barrios · Waterfall · 21 km from Palenque
Terraced turquoise pools and small falls run by a local community, quieter than Agua Azul and closer to town. -
Cascada Welib-Já · Waterfall · 24 km from Palenque
A jungle waterfall about 25 meters high with turquoise swimming pools, east of Palenque on the border highway. -
Agua Azul · Waterfall · 32 km from Palenque
Chiapas's famous chain of turquoise cascades, about 1.5 hours south; best in the dry season, and check the road first.
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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Names and locations from OpenStreetMap; notes and write-ups are our own.