Veracruz, Mexico · North America
El Salto de Eyipantla sits on the route: 5 minutes from Comoapan.
El Salto de Eyipantla is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 4,011, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Salto de Eyipantla 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 Salto de Eyipantla to your route.
Eyipantla Falls is a waterfall located in the Los Tuxtlas region of southern Veracruz in Mexico. It is forty meters wide and fifty meters tall and is the largest and most important waterfall in the region.
It is located in the municipality of San Andrés Tuxtla in the south of Veracruz, Mexico, 10km from the city ofRead more
San Andrés Tuxtla. It is part of the Catemaco River, which drains Lake Catemaco towards the Gulf of Mexico .
The name Eyipantla is from Nahuatl and means, “three streams of water.” According to legend, the rain god Tlaloc was said to reside here. The water that falls is divided by rocks forming streams, especially in the drier seasons.
It is a major tourist attraction, visited by over 500 people per day, with restaurants and souvenir stands crowding the entrance and parts of the waterfall area itself. Visitors can view the falls from two perspectives, from below and from a platform at the top. The upper point also allows for views of the surrounding mountains and river. Access to the bottom involves descending 244 stairs.
Two films have been shot here, Medicine Man with Sean Connery in the early 1990s and Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto in 2006.
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El Salto de Eyipantla is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 18.3895 latitude, -95.2028 longitude.
El Salto de Eyipantla has a population of approximately 4,011 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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