Xanil (Río Shumula)

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Río Xanil
River crossing above the Cataratas de Agua Azul waterfalls

River crossing above the Cataratas de Agua Azul waterfalls

Data
location Chiapas , Mexico
River system Río Grijalva
Drain over Río Shumula  → Río Tulijá  → Río Chilapa  → Río Grijalva  → Campeche Bay
source Chiapas highlands
muzzle in the Río Shumula coordinates: 17 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  N , 92 ° 6 ′ 20 ″  W 17 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  N , 92 ° 6 ′ 20 ″  W.
Mouth height approx.  100  m

length 30 km

The Río Xanil , also called Río Agua Azul in the lower reaches of the Cataratas de Agua Azul waterfalls , is an approx. 30 km long river in the river system of the Río Grijalva . The river has its source in the highlands of Chiapas , flows through the presumably eponymous town of Xanil , flows through a canyon and feeds the waterfalls of Agua Azul before it finally flows into the Río Shumula .

The river serves as bathing water in the area of ​​the village of Xanil and in the lower reaches of the well-known waterfalls of Agua Azul . It is also possible to go kayaking.

In 2017, the flow was greatly reduced by a new river dike, which also endangers the electricity ecosystem.

gallery

  • Exit of the canyon called La Boquilla

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Tumbalá. Mapa municipal ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file), accessed on April 24, 2016
  3. ↑ http://rioxanil.blogspot.de/
  4. ↑ Rafting en los ríos Shumulja y Agua Azul en la selva de Chiapas , accessed on April 24, 2016
  5. ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/encauzan-rio-perteneciente-cascadas-de-agua-azul-en-chiapas