natural wonder
Sumidero Canyon
A dramatic canyon with walls rising over 1,000 meters above the Grijalva River, best experienced by boat through its towering gorge.
16 km · about 30 min drive
Chiapas, Mexico · North America
El Progreso is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Benito Juárez, 16km from Sumidero Canyon.
El Progreso is a town located in Chiapas, Mexico. With a population of 2,704, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Progreso sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Progreso to your route.
San Fernando is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 41,793, up from 26,436 as of 2005. It covers an area of 258.3 km2.
As of 2010, the town of San Fernando had a population of 9,651. Other than the town of San Fernando, theRead more
municipality had 196 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: El Progreso (2,704), El Copalar (2,039), Francisco I. Madero (1,993), Gabriel Esquinca (1,968), Benito Juárez (1,488), Viva Cárdenas (1,431), Álvaro Obregón (1,126), and 16 de Septiembre (1,020), classified as rural.
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El Progreso is located in Chiapas, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 16.8769 latitude, -93.2222 longitude.
El Progreso has a population of approximately 2,704 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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natural wonder
A dramatic canyon with walls rising over 1,000 meters above the Grijalva River, best experienced by boat through its towering gorge.
16 km · about 30 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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