Description

At 50 Km from Bonampak, Frontera Corozal and ecoturistic center Escudo Jaguar are located, with cottages and a small archeological museum where boats are used to walk to Usumacinta river, to important Yaxchilán city, in a 40 minutes route to Guatemala and Tikal archeological zone.

Weather

Warm and humid, heavy rains during summer.

Ethnics group

Choles.

Location

In Ocosingo municipality, at state’s jungle region.

How to get there?

Departing in the 199 Federal Highway, until Corozal, a 23 Km deviation go to a tourist center.

What to do?

Boat walking, archeological visits, camping and animals and vegetation observation.

Services

Restaurants, museums, rustic cottages, fluvial transportation and camping areas.

Travel hints

Visited all year round, it is suggested to wear comfortable clothes and shoes to long walking, sweat shirts and raincoats; photo camera and repellent are to be used; camping center.

Places nearby

Bonampak and Yaxchilán.

Contact

Sociedad de Solidaridad Social "Escudo Jaguar"
C. Juan Diaz Guzmán
President
01 (555) 329-0995, keys: 8059 & 8057
Escudojaguar-hotel@yahoo.com.mx

Sociedad Cooperativa "Nueva Alianza"
Juan Sanchez Jimenez
Manager
Phone / Fax: 01 (555) 32 9 09 95 key 8061
Red_codapi@hotmail.com

Secretaria de Turismo
(Tourism State Office)
National toll free number: 01 (800) 280-3500