Huitepec Ecological Reserve

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Huitepec Ecological Reserve

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Day Trip to Agua Azul Waterfalls and Palenque from San Cristobal

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Torn between visiting the Mexican rainforest or a Mayan archaeological site? Go for both. During this fun-filled, double-duty tour, you’ll head to Agua Azul and Misol-Ha—two stunning freshwater cascades, flanked by lush jungle—before arriving at Palenque. Then get a peek at well-preserved ancient ruins, like the Temple of the Sun, an iconic stepped pyramid. Transfer from San Cristobal is included.
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uther wrote a review Feb 1
Merida, Mexico10 contributions2 helpful votes
This was a great little trip. We wanted to get a colectivo so we walked to the Av Ramon Larainzar which becomes San Juan Chamula road. We hailed the first one that came along and I showed him the location on the phone. It cost 8 pesos. 30 pesos got us in and there was a map on a board. The walk is very pleasant and at a gentle pace took us about 1hr30. Lots of stops to sit down en route. We then got a colectivo back. Again, we hailed the first one and decided to see where it would take us. We went around the edge of San Cris and into the Castillo Market, which was perfect as that is where we were staying. Again, that cost 8 pesos.
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Date of experience: January 2021
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Jerry Ham Gerardo wrote a review Oct 2020
Cancun, Mexico30 contributions3 helpful votes
excellent place to walk with a pleasant climate, it is located very close to the town of San Cristobal de las Casa, in the state of Chiapas.
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Date of experience: August 2020
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LisaS_AK wrote a review Mar 2019
Anchorage, Alaska46 contributions10 helpful votes
Hiking in the reserve was a nice Sunday activity while taking Spanish classes in San Cristobal de las Casas. I took a cab there from town (about 50 pesos) and walked back. There were a couple of steep spots, which was good because I needed the exercise! I didn't see much wildlife, but there were a lot of cool plants- lots of epiphyes. There is a self guided tour that provides information about the ecology of the area. Walking back to town was easy- downhill- but nothing exceptional to see on the route. It provided more exercise, though, and got me to a part of town I probably woudn't have seen otherwise.
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Date of experience: November 2018
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Connie B wrote a review Jan 2018
San Diego, CA512 contributions102 helpful votes
Once you climb up all the stairs the walk becomes quite pleasant in an old oak forest. Lots of bromeliads and interesting undergrowth.
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Date of experience: January 2018
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Clao74 wrote a review Sep 2017
Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico32 contributions14 helpful votes
I went there with my family on a sunday afternoon. We climb the hill like an hour at a really slow pace. The walk was nice, the végétation also but nothing espectacular. You could hear the sound of the city around. After climbing then the path stops and you have to come back on the same path. NO highlight or nice view of the valley. I think its a good place to discover only if you live in the aérea or have a lots of time in your visit. But i'll definitively would not recommend to common tourist to waiste their precious visiting time in this place. There's more interesting things to do on a visit in this region. The path was well marked with information on the vegetation. There's a parking and a small cost to enter. So in conclusion it was a nice walk. Done it wont come back.
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Date of experience: September 2017
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