After staying in some grungy places along the way I decided to use my hotel points in Tuxla Gutierraz as there was a Marriott that had parking. Even without points the cost of the hotel was only $40 and had an incredible pool.
I only stayed 2 nights in Tuxla but to be honest that was most than enough to see everything I would have wanted to see. Really the only thing worth seeing around Tuxla is Canon del Sumidero. I wasn’t especially excited to see it as I knew nothing about it and only went there as I had nothing to do during the day. But I was so incredibly surprised. I liked it more than the grand canyon as it is absolutely full of life. Totally green with birds and animals all over the place.
There are 2 ways to see it. you can drive to the top which takes about 40 minutes from the center of Tuxla or you can take a boat through the canyon. I cannot speak for the boat tour, but driving to the top gave me amazing views. But I would have loved to have seen it from the boat as well.
After seeing Canon I went to a bar near the hotel for some much needed Mezcal as I could see the guava farms thinning out as I rode East and knew eventually there would be no Mezcal to be had.
Mezcal
Zicatela Bar
