5 waterfalls · within 60 km
There are 5 waterfalls within 60 km of Aquismón in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cascadas de Tambaque, 7 km away; the farthest, Cascadas de Micos, is 55 km. They are all listed under Aquismón, a Pueblo Mágico that makes a good base.
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 5
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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. -
Cascadas de Tamasopo · Waterfall · 53 km from Aquismón · San Luis Potosí
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 · 54 km from Aquismón · San Luis Potosí
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. -
Cascadas de Micos · Waterfall · 55 km from Aquismón · San Luis Potosí
A staircase of seven turquoise travertine falls on the Micos river near Ciudad Valles, famous for guided waterfall jumping, kayaking and swimming.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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