4 waterfalls · within 60 km
There are 4 waterfalls within 60 km of Cuernavaca in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Salto de San Antón, 1 km away; the farthest, Mil Cascadas, is 48 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Taxco and Xochitepec, which make good bases.
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 4
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Salto de San Antón · Waterfall · 1 km from Cuernavaca · Near Xochitepec
A 40-meter waterfall dropping into a lush ravine inside Cuernavaca, reached by stairs from the old potters' barrio of San Antón. -
Cascada de Bedoya · Waterfall · 8 km from Cuernavaca · Morelos
Waterfall in a Temixco ravine, reached on foot from Solidaridad; the pool is used for swimming and the trail has no services. -
Los Venaditos · Waterfall · 18 km from Cuernavaca · Morelos
A waterfall of about 30 m inside the Santuario de los Venaditos, in the Valle de Atongo: a short path through ferns, with deer and rock paintings. -
Mil Cascadas · Waterfall · 48 km from Cuernavaca · Near Taxco
A wild canyon east of Taxco with turquoise pools, a cave pool and waterfalls for jumping and rappelling; go with a guide.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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