Sumidero Canyon

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