Description
73 Km from Comitán, at Cristóbal Colón, was mentioned in XIX Century by John L. Stephen as “an incomparable and wild beauty,
shadowy shores and majestic trees and tropical forests, so clear water as crystal and a foot long fishes, swimming as if the fishes do
no exist.”
Almost two centuries ago, Lagos de Colón is still a small paradise, combining natural beauty and archeological vestige.
High Affluent River produces many small transparent pools; among these water falls there are Lagartero city archeological vestiges of
the Mayann culture; this is one of the bigger archeological architectural stone carvings. It comes from the Mayans period (100 AD) until
the conquest.
Probably the Mayan culture is one of the biggest of high Grijalva, with the later Mayan (700 to 900 AD), it is considered a
great civic and religious center, located at one of the bigger islands, known as El Limonar, at the South of the miry place;
Lagartero is integrated by 12 structures, some of them reaching 12 meters inheight; there are two game grounds for ball game—Juego
de Pelota, platforms, and high altars housing. The inhabitants work water place to create channels for irrigation and defense.
Weather
Warm and sub humid, heavy rains during summer.
Ethnics group
Half Breed
Location
In the municipality La Trinitaria, at the state’s border, 73 Km from Comitán.
How to get there?
Take the way of La Trinitaria to Frontera Comalapa, 190 highway to a 12 Km deviation to Cristóbal Colón; there is a 2 Km way in chicozapote trees to get the place.
What to do?
Visit to archeological, trekking, camping, flora observation, rowing and horse riding.
Travel hints
The place is visited all year and it is suggested to carry drinking water, comfortable clothes and shoes and a raincoat; a camping is visited in the place.
Places nearby
San José Coneta and Aquespala.
Contact
Grutas del Arco S.P.R. de R.L..,
C. Mario García Pérez
Representante
Tel. (01 502) 80 9 5997
Secretaría de Turismo
(Tourism Secretary’s Office)
National toll free number: 01 800 280 3500
