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Sumidero Canyon, Mexico
Less grand, more green
In geological terms, you can think of Sumidero Canyon as the renowned Grand Canyon's fraternal twin – though very different in size and appearance, it came into the world at nearly the same time. About 35 million years ago, while the Colorado River was carving grand gashes through the American Southwest, the Grijalva River was hard at work here in Chiapas, Mexico. The result is substantially shallower than the Grand Canyon at around 975 metres deep, but Sumidero Canyon makes up for that shortcoming with its friendlier climate (no forty-degree desert slogs here!) and abundant greenery.
Less grand, more green
In geological terms, you can think of Sumidero Canyon as the renowned Grand Canyon's fraternal twin – though very different in size and appearance, it came into the world at nearly the same time. About 35 million years ago, while the Colorado River was carving grand gashes through the American Southwest, the Grijalva River was hard at work here in Chiapas, Mexico. The result is substantially shallower than the Grand Canyon at around 975 metres deep, but Sumidero Canyon makes up for that shortcoming with its friendlier climate (no forty-degree desert slogs here!) and abundant greenery.
Though not as deep, this striking gorge in Mexico formed about the same time as the world-famous Grand Canyon.
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