Places to visit in Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Attraction

Chicoasen Hydroelectric Dam

Chicoasen Hydroelectric Dam
Attraction

Chicoasen Hydroelectric Dam

Carretera Internacional Julio Cesar Ruiz, Cañón del Sumidero, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chis.. 29000.

Free

All day.

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The Manuel Moreno Torres Hydroelectric Dam, better known as the Presa Chicoasen, is certainly one of the largest dams in Latin America.

It is reached after traveling down 14 miles by boat on the Grijalva River through the Sumidero Canyon.

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A hydroelectric dam engineered by Manuel Moreno Torres
A hydroelectric dam engineered by Manuel Moreno Torres
Access to the Sumidero Canyon
Access to the Sumidero Canyon
A sculpture situated next to the dam
A sculpture situated next to the dam
The reservoir has a depth of 262 meters
The reservoir has a depth of 262 meters
The highway to Chicoasen
The highway to Chicoasen
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Carretera Internacional Julio Cesar Ruiz, Cañón del Sumidero, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chis.. 29000.