Eyipantla Falls
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, 10km 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]
References
- ^ a b c d "Salto de Eyipantla, la casa del señor de las lluvias". Government of Veracruz. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "El Salto de Eyipantla y Nanciyaga: Ofrecen naturaleza y magia en una sola visita". El Norte. Monterrey. January 4, 2004. p. 3.
- ^ a b c "Molestan turistas a Gibson". Reforma. Mexico City. February 12, 2004. p. 8.
- ^ "Mexico Desconocido Guía Especial Descubre Veracruz". México Desconocido. Mexico City: Mexico Desconocido: 104. April 2014. ISSN 1870-9397.