Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero

We set our alarm to 6 am but it was still pitch dark so we went back to sleep and just woke up an hour later when the sun had already risen 😅 We got ready and made our way to the trail leading down to the petrified waterfall and below the pools. It was still only 8 degrees and we had the trail all for ourselves. The views were beautiful and so different from the evening before. The trail wasn't that easy and despite the pretty cold temperature we broke into a bit of a sweat in the sun. At a perfect timing we reached the pools and had a refreshing dip in the 20 degrees warm water. We still had all of the pools and park for ourselves then ☺️
After a little breakfast we drove back in direction of the coast by crossing the mountains again for three hours over winding roads. Afterwards we decided to continue on to the next (and last) state, Chiapas. Along the coast the road got a lot better and we arrived just shortly after sunset in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital. On our camper app we had found a spot right next to the entrance to the National Park and when we arrived there we saw another campervan already parked there with a Berlin license plate. Julia talked to the guard and he was super nice but it was weird that he carried an automatic rifle. We walked a bit back into town and bought some supplies and a little gift for Francisco, the guard on night shift.

When we came back the guy from the camper was outside and we exchanged a bit about the area and the National Park. They just came from a boat tour and a few days in San Cristobal de las Casas where we want to go tomorrow. Then we prepared a quick dinner and fell asleep early 😵Read more