9 Waterfalls near Huauchinango, Mexico: Map & Photos

9 waterfalls · within 60 km

There are 9 waterfalls within 60 km of Huauchinango in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cascada de Totolapa, 2 km away; the farthest, Cascada Las Brisas, is 60 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Zacatlán, Acaxochitlán, Chignahuapan, and Cuetzalan, 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: Feb, Mar, Apr, May.

The Waterfalls 9

Cascada de Totolapa · Waterfall · 2 km from Huauchinango · Near Huauchinango
Turquoise pool under a waterfall in moss-covered rock, a few minutes' walk from the road, with a trout farm nearby.
Cascadas la Morena · Waterfall · 3 km from Huauchinango · Puebla
A 30-metre-plus waterfall in a forest eco-park outside Huauchinango, at km 191 of the Mexico–Tuxpan road, with guided hikes and camping.
Cascadas de Chimalapa · Waterfall · 12 km from Huauchinango · Near Acaxochitlán
Acaxochitlán's best-loved waterfalls, with pools to swim in below the falls; locals still leave offerings here.
Cascada de San Pedro · Waterfall · 30 km from Huauchinango · Near Zacatlán
The closest waterfall to Zacatlán, a graceful drop of about 20 meters in a wooded ravine on the edge of town.
Cascada Monumental · Waterfall · 34 km from Huauchinango · Puebla
Big drop of the Quetzalapan river between Zacatlán and Chignahuapan, by the Salto de Quetzalapan park: 365 steps, ziplines and an old power plant.
Salto de Quetzalapan · Waterfall · 34 km from Huauchinango · Near Chignahuapan
Chignahuapan's big waterfall, a drop of around 200 meters reached by a long stone staircase, with zip lines and rappelling.
Cascadas de Tulimán · Waterfall · 35 km from Huauchinango · Near Zacatlán
Ejido-run park on the same river as Quetzalapan: a roughly 300-meter fall in three drops, a warm mineral pool and hanging bridges.
Cascadas de Aconco · Waterfall · 39 km from Huauchinango · Near Tetela de Ocampo
Two tall waterfalls in the Xaltatempa canyon, run by a community group with cabins, trout, a zip line and rappelling.
Cascada Las Brisas · Waterfall · 60 km from Huauchinango · Near Cuetzalan
Cuetzalan's most visited waterfall, a 17 m horsetail drop reached on foot from San Andrés Tzicuilan, near El Salto.