10 Waterfalls near Zacatlán, Puebla: Map & Photos

10 waterfalls · within 60 km

There are 10 waterfalls within 60 km of Zacatlán in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cascada de San Pedro, 2 km away; the farthest, Cascada de Puxtla, is 51 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 10

Cascada de San Pedro · Waterfall · 2 km from 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 · 7 km from Zacatlán · 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.
Cascadas de Tulimán · Waterfall · 7 km from 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.
Salto de Quetzalapan · Waterfall · 7 km from Zacatlán · 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 Aconco · Waterfall · 14 km from Zacatlán · Near Tetela de Ocampo
Two tall waterfalls in the Xaltatempa canyon, run by a community group with cabins, trout, a zip line and rappelling.
Cascadas la Morena · Waterfall · 27 km from Zacatlán · 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.
Cascada de Totolapa · Waterfall · 31 km from Zacatlán · Near Huauchinango
Turquoise pool under a waterfall in moss-covered rock, a few minutes' walk from the road, with a trout farm nearby.
Cascadas de Chimalapa · Waterfall · 35 km from Zacatlán · Near Acaxochitlán
Acaxochitlán's best-loved waterfalls, with pools to swim in below the falls; locals still leave offerings here.
Cascada Las Brisas · Waterfall · 48 km from Zacatlán · Near Cuetzalan
Cuetzalan's most visited waterfall, a 17 m horsetail drop reached on foot from San Andrés Tzicuilan, near El Salto.
Cascada de Puxtla · Waterfall · 51 km from Zacatlán · Near Tlatlauquitepec
The tallest waterfall around Tlatlauquitepec, over 80 m high, which you can see from a lookout, from its base and from behind.