Sumidero Canyon is located in Chiapas region of Mexico. Its natural beauties are spectacular. Today many tourist come to the region and take a tour on the river Grijalva (Rio Grijalva). The fact that today people can navigate on this river is due to the construction of the dam because of which the water level rose.

The nearest town is Tuxtla Gutierrez while the majority of boats sail from Chiapa de Corzo.
Even though due to the water rise, the canyon walls seem less high then they were they are still high enough to amaze anyone who decides to take such a tour. The area is also rich in vegetation and animal wildlife.

This area has the status of a National Park since 1972 and the area around the canyon is a ecological reserve.

There are numerous small caves along the canyon which are mostly accessible to people who are skilled climbers. Also, many people who come to the area practice extreme sports while for those less adventurous this national park is perfect for relaxation in the nature and usual sightseeing and walking.

Park is also rich in waterfalls which grow even bigger during the rain season. A large effort has been invested in the development of the tourism sector in the area and more and more services are being offered to the visitors.

The surrounding area has monuments pertaining to the Chiapa people who left some fortified constructions and cave paintings.

Palenque are ruins of a Maya site in Chiapas, Mexico which date back to the 3th century. This site lived the most glorious era between 500 and 700 AD.  Today, Palenque enjoys the status of a National Park. The nearest village is Santo Domingo de Palenque. On an area of about 2.2 square km there were about 1500 structures built by that famous civilization.

It is thought that the original Mayan name of the city was Lakamha´ which means Big Water. This site is especially attractive because of unique decorations used in their architecture. Thanks to hieroglyphic inscriptions, scientists managed to draw some conclusions regarding the lifestyle and customs of the period.

Palenque is an entire complex and one of the first things a visitor can see is the Skull Temple which is called that way because of the skull relief.

Later on, visitors can see tombs and one of the most visited ones is in the Temple XIII. This tomb is called Red Lady's Burial because the woman who was found buried there had about 40 years of age at the time of death and the  tomb was adorned by red color and covered in cinnabar. Her body was also surrounded by other items such as jade, gods,, food and drinks because according to the Mayan beliefs this custom prevented from going to the underworld.

Between the Skull Temple and the Temple of the Inscriptions stands the Grand Palace and its tower. It is in fact in the center. Grand Palace is a complex built in different periods and connected.

Step pyramids make Mayan sites so recognizable. In Palenque the eight step pyramid is called the Temple of the Inscriptions. Within the Temple there is the tomb of one of the most famous Mayan ruler called Pakal. The entire temple is decorated with beautiful reliefs.

The site has several other temples such as the Temple of the Cross, Temple of the Foliated Cross, Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Jaguar…

Ruta del Café is sort of an ecotourism project which includes coffe plantations in Chiapas region. These plantations are over 100 years old. Due to the large amounts of rain in this region coffee grows perfectly and visitors are availabel to walk to plantations and even rent rooms there. In addition, one can see ena experience the processing and see the processing facilities used in the pass.

Here people care about authenticity of experience so the majoriy of roads are not paved and one can come accross large rocks etc.

The fincas (plantations) which tourists can visit are Irlands, Argovia, Hamburgo and La Chiripa. They offer different tour (walking, horseback riding, bike tours). Besides plantations one can see also San Francisco waterfall