3 waterfalls
Michoacán has 3 waterfalls with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Cotija, Paracho, and Tacámbaro. The closest to a pueblo is Cascada de Santa Rosa, 4 km from Tacámbaro; the farthest out is Chorros del Varal, 35 km from Cotija.
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, Mar, Apr, Nov.
The Waterfalls 3
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Cascada de Santa Rosa · Waterfall · 4 km from Tacámbaro
One of the tallest of the many waterfalls around Tacámbaro, dropping about 80 meters through the forest east of town. -
La Tzaráracua · Waterfall · 33 km from Paracho
Michoacán's best-known waterfall, where the Cupatitzio River drops some 40–60 meters into a canyon south of Uruapan. -
Chorros del Varal · Waterfall · 35 km from Cotija
Dozens of streams burst from a canyon wall west of Los Reyes, reached by a long stairway and a hanging bridge.
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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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