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Chorreadero

verified Ungraded Unknown flood risk Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas
Chorreadero
Nacasma, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Chorreadero is a 3.5km through trip which drops 330 vertical meters. Many of the drops are jumpable.

The descent involves 43 drops generally regarded as 13 rappels, 20 jumps and a bunch of partner assisted downclimbs. However, some claim in good conditions Chorreadero can be done with just 4 rappels. *1) Traverse along the ledge on the right with a belay. You are not actually in the cave yet. On the left side, there is a small hole on the rib which you can anchor to, although the traverse is actu

Logistics

ManagerPrivate landowner (commercial swimming and cave attraction site)
PermitNo formal government permit. Entrance fee charged at a private commercial trailhead near Tuxtla Gutierrez; negotiation required for the shorter or full length trip. As of March 2025, full length trip entrance was 1000 MXN per person (330 to 350 MXN in late 2015). An extra 100 MXN buys a local drop off ride to the put in. Note: this record appears to describe the same physical place as this dataset's separate el-chorreadero entry, sourced from the same RopeWiki page; flagged for human review as a likely duplicate, not merged here.
Distance3 mi
Technical8-22 rappels, longest 60 ft
SeasonNov-May, BEST Dec-Mar
Vehicle accessPassenger
Coordinates16.7549, -92.9716

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