Embarcadero Cahuare - boat trips depart from here |
Ready for our trip up the canyon |
We motor under the Pan American Highway |
The canyon walls start to appear |
Birds fly alongside the boat |
Trees along the water's edge |
Bushes and cacti cling to the hill side |
Pole straight cacti |
The boat winds its way through the canyon... |
...around the corner, ever higher cliffs |
We stop to take in our incredible surroundings |
Boats give some perspective to the height of the cliffs |
This view is on the Chiapas state flag |
Spider monkey - on a tree by the water |
We see a rockfall |
The canyon walls get higher... |
...from 800m to 1000m |
More steep... |
...steep walls |
Boat on its way back |
The views just keep on coming - wow! |
Inside a cave - an altar |
Statue of the Virgin Mary |
Plastic rubbish pools in the cave - what a shame |
Pink streaks in the cave - iron oxide (we assume) |
Another bend in the river - another spectacular view |
Rocks and thick hanging moss make this look like a Christmas tree |
Funnily enough, that's what the locals have named this formation |
Weird shapes |
Pretty impressive |
Chicoasen hydro-electric dam |
Built in 1981 - creating a 25km resevoir |
A drinks and snacks boat at the dam |
We head to 3 miradores, to see the canyon from above |
The first is Mirador la Coyota |
Can you see a boat down there? |
Stunning view |
The second is Mirador el Roblar |
The photos do not show how steep it really is |
Bird enjoying the updrafts |
This Mirador is at a bend in the river - here's looking in the other direction |
There's a wee, tiny boat in the distance |
The third is Mirador el Tepehuaje |
We can only spot the boats because of their wake |
Zoom in to see the boat |
Wow - what an impressive canyon |
Chiapa de Corzo - La Pila in the main plaza (built 1562) |
La Pochota - a centuries-old ceiba tree - venerated by the indigenous people who founded the town |
Colonnaded buildings on three sides of the plaza |
Colonial, cobblestone, colourful streets |
Colourful shop |
We thought the loo sign was funny |