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Agua Azul

The Cascadas de Agua Azul ("Blue-water Falls") are found in the Mexican state of Chiapas. They are located in the Municipality of Tumbalá, 69 km [...]

Ángel de la Guarda island

Isla Ángel de la Guarda (Guardian Angel Island) also called Archangel Island. Isla Ángel de la Guarda is a large island in the Gulf of [...]

Arch of Cabo San Lucas

The Cabo San Lucas Arch is a magnificent natural rock formation at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. This rock marks the beginning [...]

Bacalar Lagoon

Bacalar Lagoon (Laguna de Bacalar) is the largest lagoon in Yucatan. Bacalar Lagoon is situated in Quintana Roo, near the town of Bacalar. It is [...]

Balankanché

Grottos of Balancanche (Grutas de Balancanché) are the most famous Maya cave sites, near Chichen Itza, in Mexico. This network of sacred caves is located [...]

Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

The Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Reserva de la Biosfera de Calakmul) is located at the base of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, in Calakmul Municipality in [...]

Cave of Swallows

The Cave of Swallows ("Sótano de las Golondrinas"), is an open-air pit cave. The cave is located in San Luis Potosi. Its elliptical mouth is [...]

Cave of the Crystals

The Cave of Crystals, also known as Giant Crystal Cave, is located in Naica. The Naica Mine is located in the small town of Naica [...]

Chapultepec Forest

Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in the Western Hemisphere, measuring [...]

Chicxulub Crater

The grandiose impact believed to have caused the dinosaur mass extinction and created the Chicxulub Crater was most likely a large asteroid. This epic event [...]

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon ("Barrancas del Cobre") is a breathtaking natural wonder located in the northern part of Mexico. This vast and rugged canyon system is renowned [...]

Cozumel

Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatán [...]

Cuexcomate Geyser

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies. Cuexcomate is an inactive geyser in Puebla City. The crater [...]

Grottos of Tolantongo

Tolantongo Caves (Grottos of Tolantongo) are a set of caves and grottos in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. This beautiful set of caves (grottos) is [...]

Grutas de Cacahuamilpa

The Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park, located in the Mexican state of Guerrero, is best known for the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Caverns, which are one [...]

Ik Kil Cenote

Cenote Ik Kil is one of Mexico’s most beautiful cenotes. Situated just a short walk from the famous ruins of Chichen Itza, this stunning cenote [...]

Islas Marietas

The Marieta Islands ("Islas Marietas") are a group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast of the state of Nayarit, Mexico, in [...]

Lake Chapala

Lake Chapala (Lago de Chapala) is Mexico's largest freshwater lake. It lies partly in Jalisco state and partly in Michoacán. It is located 45 km [...]

Lake Pátzcuaro

Lake Pátzcuaro (Lago de Pátzcuaro) is a lake in the state of Michoacán. The lake lies in an endorheic basin, which does not drain into [...]

Las Coloradas

Las Coloradas, located on the Yucatán Peninsula, is known for its pink lakes. This place is part of the Ría Lagartos Reserve, has become a [...]

Loltún Cave

Loltun Cave is a cave in the Mexican state of Yucatán, approximately 5 km south of Oxkutzcab. The Loltun Cave contains paintings attributed to the [...]

Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Mexico is home to the second-largest barrier reef in the world. The Mesoamerican Barrier reef runs along the Caribbean coastline of the Yucatan Peninsula and [...]

Mexiquillo

Mexiquillo is a natural park located west of the state of Durango, in the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo, on the Sierra Madre Occidental. It is [...]

Monarch Butterfly Reserve

The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve ("Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca") is a World Heritage Site containing most of the over-wintering sites of the [...]

Nanacamilpa Firefly Forests

Millions of fireflies mate in during the months of June, July and August in this forest sanctuary that is open to visitors. These pine tree [...]

Nature and wildlife of Mexico

Mexico has incredible biodiversity and diverse ecosystems, from tropical rainforests and deserts to mangroves and coral reefs. Its rich natural heritage supports thousands of animal [...]

Nature Reserves in Mexico

Mexico is home to an extraordinary variety of Nature Reserves, Biosphere Reserves, and Protected Areas that safeguard its incredible biodiversity. These protected lands cover diverse [...]

Popocatépetl

Popocatépetl (Popōcatepētl in Nahuatl) is an active stratovolcano, located in the states of Puebla, Mexico, and Morelos, in Central Mexico. The volcano lies in the [...]

Revillagigedo Islands

The Revillagigedo Islands (Islas Revillagigedo) or Revillagigedo Archipelago are a group of four volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, known for their unique ecosystem: Socorro [...]

Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve

Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve is a paradise for nature lovers and those seeking a tranquil escape. This enchanting coastal lagoon is renowned for its stunning [...]

Ría Lagartos

Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve ("Lizards Estuary Biosphere Reserve"), established 2004, is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. The reserve is located [...]

Samalayuca dune fields

The Samalayuca dune fields, also known as Los Médanos (The Dunes), or Médanos de Samalayuca are a series of large but separated fields of sand [...]

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Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve

The Sian Ka’an is a protected natural reserve. Its located on the Caribbean coast of the Quintana Roo state. It was established in 1986 and [...]

Sima de las Cotorras

Sima de las Cotorras ("Sinkhole of the Parrots/Parakeets") is a sinkhole located in the El Ocote Biosphere Reserve in western Chiapas, southern Mexico. It is [...]

Sumidero Canyon

Sumidero Canyon (Cañón del Sumidero) is a deep natural canyon located just north of the city of Chiapa de Corzo in the state of Chiapas, [...]

Taam Dja – the deepest blue hole in the world

A group of researchers has discovered in Mexico the deepest blue hole, which could provide a window into prehistoric life. The cave was initially discovered [...]