Welcome to SP!  - Cañón del Sumidero  Cañón del Sumidero  Cañón
del Sumidero  Page Type: Canyon  Location: Mexico, North America
Lat/Lon: 16.82985°N / 93.0669°W  Object Title: Cañón del
Sumidero  Activities: Canyoneering   Page By: Artgo, ncst
Created/Edited: May 22, 2006 / Jan 19, 2014  Object ID: 195497
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vote    Sumidero Canyon,  in Spanish 'Cañón del Sumidero' is a
narrow and deep canyon surrounded by a national park located
just north of the city of Chiapa de Corzo in the Mexican state
of Chiapas. The canyon’s creation began around the same time as
the Grand Canyon in the U.S. by a crack in the area’s crust and
erosion by the Grijalva River, which still runs through it. The
canyon has vertical walls which reach as high as 1000 meters,
with the river turning up to ninety degrees during the thirteen
kilometers that the narrow passage runs. At the north end of the
canyon is the Chicoasén Dam, one of several on the Grijalva
River and important for