rivers | guidebooks | forums | tips | otherHere are the known runs in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Click on a river name to see the full description. For the season data, best months are in green, marginal months in red. Times are average for experienced kayakers. For a different country, click here: Guatemala Belize Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua.
| region | river | class | length/time | rafts? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAR SOUTH | Suchiate | IV- | 9km/1:30 | yes |
| season: Jun-Aug, Sep-Oct | Cahoacán | IV- | up to 24km/4:00 |
no |
| Cahoa | IV+ | up to 32km/7:00 |
no |
|
| Coatán | IV | up to 21km/3:30 |
Lower |
|
| Mejapa | IV- | 30km/6:00 |
Lower |
|
| Huehuetán, Upper | V- | 8km/6:00 |
no |
|
| Huehuetán, Lower | IV | 9km/2:00 |
yes |
|
| Tepuzapa | IV- | 8km/2:00 |
no |
|
| Huixtla, Upper/Middle | V- | up to 13km/9:00 |
no |
|
| Huixtla, Lower | IV- | 7km/1:15 |
yes |
|
| Cuilco-Grijalva | III | up to 37km/5:00 |
yes |
|
| Guerrero | IV- | 8km/2:30 |
no |
|
| SOUTH CENTRAL | Suchiapa playspot | II | up to 30km/7:00 |
yes |
| season: Jul, Aug-Oct | Novillero | IV | 19km/3:30 |
yes |
| Berlin | IV+ | 24km/4:00 |
Lower |
|
| Santo Domingo (Grijalva) | II | 27km/4:00 |
yes |
|
| Nacayumba | III+ | up tp 17km/2:30 |
yes |
|
| Custepec | III+ | 12km/1:30 |
no |
|
| Jaltenango, Upper | IV- | 10km/3:30 |
no |
|
| Jaltenango, Middle | III | 11km/1:30 |
no |
|
| Nueva Palestina, Upper | V- | 5km/2:30 |
no |
|
| Nueva Palestina, Main | IV | up to 16km/2:30 |
portages |
|
| Las Escaleras, Upper | III | 9km/1:00 |
no |
|
| Las Escaleras, Lower | IV- | 14km/2:30 |
no |
|
| Blanco | III | 18km/2:30 |
no |
|
| WEST | Negro, Upper | IV+ | 49km/12:00 |
no |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec-Feb | Negro, Lower | IV | 37km/7:00 |
no |
| Chiquito | V | 26km/12:00 |
no |
|
| La Venta | IV | 60km/3-6 days |
portages |
|
| Cacahuano | III | 8km/1:30 |
no |
|
| Tzim Bac | IV | 16km/3:00 |
no |
|
| Magdalena | IV | 26km/4:00 |
no |
|
| Platanar, Upper | IV | 7km/1:30 |
no |
|
| Platanar, Middle | III | 8km/1:30 |
no |
|
| Platanar, Lower | III | 10km/1:30 |
no |
|
| NORTH CENTRAL | Chavarría | IV+ | 21km/8:00 |
no |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec-Feb | Bombaná, Upper | IV | 4km/2:00 |
no |
| Bombaná, Lower | IV | 8km/3:30 |
no |
|
| Hondo | IV- | 14km/2:30 |
no |
|
| Pichucalco, Main | III | 8km/1:00 |
no |
|
| Pichucalco, Lower | II | 14km/2:00 |
yes |
|
| La Sierra, Lower | III | up to 24km/4:00 |
yes |
|
| La Sierra, Middle | IV | 16km/3:30 |
no |
|
| La Sierra, Upper | IV- | 2km/1:00 |
no |
|
| Puyacatengo | III | 10km/5:00 |
no |
|
| Almandro, Bottom | II | 14km/2:00 |
yes |
|
| Almandro, Lower | IV+ | up to 29km/7:00 |
no |
|
| Almandro, Middle 1/2/3 | III | 46km/1-2 days |
yes |
|
| Almandro, Upper | V | 35km/2 days |
no |
|
| Almandro, Top | III | 11km/2:00 |
no |
|
| Escalón | V | 7km/3:00 |
no |
|
| San Pedro | III | 15km/2:00 |
no |
|
| Chabajebal (upper Mazantic) | V- | 14km/2:30 |
no |
|
| Tulijá-Salto de Agua | IV | 7km/2:00 |
yes |
|
| PALENQUE | Chacamax | III | 10km/2:30 |
no |
| season: Jun-Aug, Sep-Dec, | Tulijá, Lower | III | 15km/2:30 |
yes? |
| Jan-Feb | Tulijá, Upper | IV+ | up to 27km/6:00 |
no |
| Shumuljá | III | 14km/2:30 |
yes |
|
| Agua Azul Falls* | II to V | 1-16km/1:00-5:00 |
part |
|
| Paxilhá, Middle | II | 4km/1:00 |
no |
|
| Paxilhá, Upper | V- | 28km/8:30 |
no |
|
| Corostic (Cantelá/Sactamá) | IV+ | 16-26km/5:00-7:00 |
no |
|
| Cantelá, Upper | III | 5.5km/1:00 |
no |
|
| EAST | Lacantún, Cañon Colorado | III | 25km/4:00 |
yes |
| season: Jun-Dec, Jan-May | Lacantún, Main | I/II | up to 166km/3-6 days |
yes |
| Chancalá | III | up to 35km/10:00 |
no |
|
| Chocoljá, Main | III | up to 35km/8:00 |
portages |
|
| Chocoljá, Upper | V-(VI) | 14km/5:30 |
no |
|
| Chocoljá, Santo Domingo branch | III | 15km/3:30 |
portages |
|
| Lacanjá* | III | up to 85km/6 days |
portages |
|
| Usumacinta, Upper | I/II | 42km+/1 days+ |
yes |
|
| Usumacinta, Main | III | 142km/3-7 days |
yes |
|
| SOUTHEAST | Santo Domingo, upper canyons* | III to IV(VI) | up to 60km/4 days |
bits |
| season: Jun-Dec, Jan-May | Santo Domingo, lower canyons | everything | up to 60km/4 days |
bits |
| Jataté, Far Upper* | III | 13km/2:30 |
no |
|
| Jataté, Upper* | V | 29km/12:00 |
no |
|
| Santa Cruz, upper | II- | 8km/2:00 |
hi |
|
| Santa Cruz | IV | 4km/1:00 |
yes |
|
| Jataté, Upper Middle Valley* | II | 36km/6:00 |
yes |
|
| Jataté, Middle (Cañon Las Tazas)* | IV+ | 14km/6:00 |
yes |
|
| Jataté, Lower* | IV | 22km/4:00 |
portage |
|
| Perla | IV | 22km/4:00 |
no |
|
| Jataté, Bottom Valley* | I/II | 53km/7-12:00 |
yes |
|
| Tzaconejá, Upper | IV | 10km/3:30 |
no |
|
| Tzaconejá, Below Upper | II | 10km/1:30 |
yes |
|
| Tzaconejá, Middle Canyon | V+(VI) | 12km/2 days |
no |
|
| Tzaconejá, Between Canyons | II | 27km/4:30 |
hike in |
|
| Tzaconejá, Lower Canyon | V+(VI) | 18km/2 days |
no |
|
| Tzaconejá, Bottom | III | 6km/1:00 |
yes |
* politically sensitive (see the description and the tips page)
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