Eyipantla Falls

View of the falls from below

Eyipantla Falls is a waterfall located in the Los Tuxtlas region of southern Veracruz in Mexico.[1]It is forty meters wide and fifty meters tall and is the largest and most important waterfall in the region.[2][3]

It is located in the municipality of San Andrés Tuxtla in the south of Veracruz, Mexico, ten km from the city of San Andrés Tuxtla.[1][2] It is part of the Catemaco River, which drains Lake Catemaco towards the Gulf of Mexico .[1]

The name Eyipantla is from Nahuatl and means, “three streams of water.” According to legend, the rain god Tlaloc was said to reside here.[1] The water that falls is divided by rocks forming streams, especially in the drier seasons.[2]

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.[2][3]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.[4]

Two films have been shot here, Medicine Man with Sean Connery in the early 1990s and Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto in 2006.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Salto de Eyipantla, la casa del señor de las lluvias". Government of Veracruz. March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "El Salto de Eyipantla y Nanciyaga: Ofrecen naturaleza y magia en una sola visita". El Norte (Monterrey). January 4, 2004. p. 3.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Molestan turistas a Gibson". Reforma (Mexico City). February 12, 2004. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Mexico Desconocido Guía Especial Descubre Veracruz". Mexico City: Mexico Desconocido. April 2014. p. 104. ISSN 1870-9397.

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