Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero, Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Name: Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero
Address: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico

#3 among attractions in Tuxtla Gutiérrez

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The Sumidero Canyon National Park, is one of the main tourist attractions in Chiapas, of great ecological wealth and one of the most impressive canyons in the world. It was declared a national park on December 8, 1980.

It began to form 70 million years ago thanks to the action of tectonic movements called Horts-Graben; which, due to their characteristics of land mass movement, are called tectonic pillar and tectonic trench respectively.

The rocks that we currently see on the walls of the Sumidero Canyon, began to form about 136 million years ago based on sediments and calcium minerals, which is formed by the action of some marine animals such as corals, this means that in ancient times, this region of Chiapas was submerged by a shallow sea. It has an extension of 21,789 hectares. Its main attraction is the canyon walls that reach 1000 meters high. It was created as such to protect this part of the Grijalva river basin. On February 2, 2004, the park was also declared a Ramsar site in Mexico.

Alternative names: Area: 84.13 mi²Coordinates: 16°50'2"N, 93°3'60"W

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Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museo Regional de Chiapas, Faustino Miranda Botanical Garden, Parque de la Marimba, Cañón del Sumidero.

5.7 miSW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Museo Regional de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
147 min walk • The Regional Museum of Anthropology and History of Chiapas is the largest museum in Tuxtla Gutiérrez in Chiapas and one of the most important of its kind in Mexico.
5.9 miSW
Botanical garden, Museum, Natural history museum
Faustino Miranda Botanical Garden, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
150 min walk • The Faustino Miranda Botanical Garden is located next to the Sabinal River, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It is in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
6.6 miSW
16°45'19"N • 93°7'24"W
Parque de la Marimba, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
169 min walk • Park
1.8 miW
National park
Cañón del Sumidero
47 min walk • Sumidero Canyon is a deep natural canyon located just north of the city of Chiapa de Corzo in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
5.3 miS
Football, Sport, Sport venue
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
135 min walk • The Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna is a football stadium located in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, México. This facility has a capacity of 29,001 seats and was built in 2003. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is currently the home stadium for Cafetaleros de Chiapas.
6.5 miSW
Museum
Museo de la Ciudad de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
165 min walk • The Museo de la Ciudad is a historical precinct located in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico. It has three permanent exhibits and a room for temporary exhibitions; the museum is dedicated to the history and development of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
5.4 miSW
Universities and schools
University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
139 min walk • The Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas is an institution of higher education located in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. Along with the Tuxtla Gutierrez Institute of Technology, it is considered one of the two most important educational institutions in the state of Chiapas.
1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Cañón del Sumidero, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
25 min walk • Sumidero Canyon is a deep natural canyon located just north of the city of Chiapa de Corzo in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.