Our January 2018 trip to the Catemaco and Los Tuxlas region was wet and cool, but at least it wasn't a scorcher. Some of the northernmost tropical rain forests are found here. Films like Medicine Man and Apocalypto were filmed here. In fact, here's a video and pic of the Eyipantla Falls where Jaguar Paw takes the leap over....
Scored some Loofah from a nice old lady there too....
Not too far from the town itself, we found a nice camp spot on the shores of Lake Catemaco. A jungle setting where we saw toucans and scarlet macaws.
Here's a pic of the town from the lake.....
We did have some nice days so on this one we decided to go for the boat tour....
passing by bird island....
and monkey island....crazy red-faced guys...
After a week or so at Catemaco we headed over to another nearby smaller lake called Laguna Encantada. Camped out at Yambigapan. It was a nice place to camp and the family very friendly....
Its a really serene lake mostly surround by forest......
there are some small waterfalls on a nearby walk....
hydro-generator nearby.....
Then on to the coast .....the coast of Veracruz is very laid back, quite unlike the coast of Florida! Nobody's there!! There's some trash of course, but hey, gotta take the good with the bad.
a very beautiful spot near the lighthouse at roca partida...
These are, if I'm not mistaken, a different kind of Ceiba, Ceiba aesculifolia.....
our own private beach for a cool drizzly morning....
then onto the rain forest to check out another great waterfall....
We met some very cool people who let us stay at a friends house while they were way and use there outdoor kitchen and bath...the luck never ends...
Hope you enjoyed this new post, stay tuned for more, including our excellent trip to Tepatlaxco......
bye now 😉
