Wonders of Nature: Cañon del Sumidero, Mexico
Driving past Tuxtla Gutierrez from our visit to the childrens’ home Hogar Infantil in Ocozocoautla, we passed a bridge that offered us a peek into one of the most impressive canyons in Central America: Cañon del Sumidero. A few miles east of the city you find this canyon created by the mighty Rio Grijalva which runs northwards through it. In 1981 this river was dammed with a hydro electric dam, which calmed down the river so it became[…]