| The preferred way to see Catemaco and Los Tuxtlas, just after a ride in an air conditioned Hummer, is by the use of feet. Except for a few community and commercial events, most hiking in Los Tuxtlas is on an individual basis. There are no official trails, and really detailed maps are not available. If you browse through the catemaco.info pages you will find numerous ideas of where to walk. Choose a trail from one of the below suggestions. |
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| Hiking around Catemaco |
| Estacíon Biologica Tropical Los Tuxtlas jungle trails The station is not too happy allowing stragglers to hike its virgin jungle, but it is possible. More details |
| Commercial Guided Hikes At present Ecobiosfera offers various guided hikes around Catemaco |
| Climb to the lighthouse atop Roca Partida You can bring your rappel gear and lower yourself to a waiting boat. More details soon |
| La Barra take the water taxi to the Los Amigos mini eco- resort, and then hike around to La Chorrera. There, wait for the ferry to La Barra and hail a water taxi to return to Sontecomapan. Total maybe 5 km. You'll need wading boots, snake bite kit, machete and wire cutters. |
| Hikes around Catemaco Matacalcintla, Laguna Chalchoapan, La Punta, Laguna Nixtamalapan More details mañana |
| Climb Cerro Pipiapan 400 steps to nowhere More details |
| Community Sponsored Guided Hikes Several ecotouristic communities provide guided hikes around their areas. Most popular are Miguel Hidalgo and Adolfo Lopez Mateos for their hill climbs through the forests of the foothills of the Sierra Santa Marta. |
| Catemaco Circumference This is an annual 50 Km (32 miles) hike, usually in July for more details see: DEMATAC - Caminata |
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| Long Beach Walk Have a pirata drop you off at the Playa Escondida turnoff, walk about a mile down to the beach, then hike about 5 miles to La Barra, then take a water taxi to Sontecomapan, a pirata back to Catemaco, and then drink lots of cold beers. |
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