8 waterfalls
San Luis Potosí has 8 waterfalls with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Ciudad del Maíz and Aquismón. The closest to a pueblo is Cascadas de Tambaque, 7 km from Aquismón; the farthest out is Cascada El Salto, 31 km from Ciudad del Maíz.
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 8
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Cascadas de Tambaque · Waterfall · 7 km from Aquismón
Small cascades and clear pools a short drive north of Aquismón, a quiet place for a swim away from the big-name sights. -
Cascada de Tamul · Waterfall · 26 km from Aquismón
San Luis Potosí's highest waterfall, 105 metres into a turquoise canyon, reached by paddling a wooden canoe up the Tampaón river. -
Cascada de Minas Viejas · Waterfall · 30 km from Ciudad del Maíz
Twin waterfalls of about 50 m pouring into turquoise pools near El Naranjo, with swimming, picnic lawns and camping in the northern Huasteca. -
Cascada El Meco · Waterfall · 31 km from Ciudad del Maíz
A broad 35–38 meter waterfall on the El Salto River near El Naranjo, with boat rides, paddleboarding and a jumping platform. -
Cascada El Salto · Waterfall · 31 km from Ciudad del Maíz
A 70-meter waterfall above El Meco that flows mainly after heavy rains, since its water feeds a hydroelectric plant; its pools are turquoise. -
Cascadas de Micos · Waterfall · Ciudad Valles
A staircase of seven turquoise travertine falls on the Micos river near Ciudad Valles, famous for guided waterfall jumping, kayaking and swimming. -
Cascadas de Tamasopo · Waterfall · Tamasopo
Three 20-metre waterfalls pouring into turquoise pools at the edge of Tamasopo town, now a busy swimming park with rope swings and jumps. -
Puente de Dios · Waterfall · Tamasopo
A deep turquoise pool and small falls under a natural rock bridge near Tamasopo, where sunbeams light up a cavern you swim into on ropes.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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