Reserva Huitepec — Attraction in Chiapas

Beautiful natural forest full of endemic trees and plants. The land is well preserved and has a good walking trail that begins quite steep. There are I think five rest spots along the way with a table and bench. Signs indicate and identify several native trees and plants along the way. The forest is full of bromeluads and tillandsias. Its a two kilometer walk, takes about an hour to walk. The only thing I didn't like was the proximity to San Juan Chamula. A big festival was going on and the sounds could be heard. But this us a great park for nature lovers. A lot of birds can be...

Went there to go for a hike, there’s a gate which was closed on a Saturday morning at 10:30am?! There was a pathway on the right of the gate which I took up where I met a local after 200m that told me it’s only open on Fridays (one day a week?!). Tried to get passed but he wouldn’t let me saying this is not the path and it’s “private” though this was leading to another community further up the hill where there would be a nice lookout...

I was a bit disappointed by this hike. Firstly, it costs 40 pesos to enter and the walk is only 2 kms long. With some steep inclines it is possible to finish in 40 minutes. The nature is okay but nothing spectacular. The sign posts are not well maintained and as a result sometimes it is possible to walk on another path. Along the path are 3 points to rest which are pretty good. Overall I would not...