Waterfalls of Los Tuxtlas

Waterfalls around Los Tuxtlas

Poza Reina (also Poza Reyna)
near Miguel Hidalgo in the Sierra Santa Marta.

Jem Takxi
near Soteapan, 2 hours south of Catemaco.

Poza Negra
formed by the arroyo negro stream on its way to Sontecomapan.

AND many more...

The terrain of Los Tuxtlas looks like a crumpled sheet of paper. As a consequence, the rivers have had to
accommodate with hundreds of waterfalls and rapids crisscrossing the entire Sierra. Tiny 3 foot rapids to
roaring 200 foot drops are within easy reach of anywhere in the area.

Various words describe a waterfall in Spanish. Big ones are usually saltos, smaller ones are cascadas and
pozas actually means springs but the word is often used to denote the swimming holes formed by currents.
The Salto de Eyipantla was recently featured in the film Apocalypto and other locales like Poza Reyna have
been used in many Mexican film productions.