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Lonely Planet Mexico (19th edition)
Lonely Planet · 2025
Newest edition of the standard Mexico guide, covering Chiapas near Palenque, the Huasteca Potosina and Copper Canyon.
Mexico · San Andrés Tuxtla
Eyipantla Falls
Eyipantla Falls is a waterfall located in the Los Tuxtlas region of southern Veracruz in Mexico. It is forty meters wide and fifty meters tall and is the largest and most important waterfall in the region.
Essentials guide
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Eyipantla Falls drops 50 metres (164 ft) across a face roughly 40 metres wide on the Río Grande de Catemaco. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Eyipantla Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from San Andrés Tuxtla are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Fullest at the end of the wet season (October to December); the dry months of January to April are the easiest for swimming and access.
Getting there
- Base town San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico
- Country Mexico
- Region San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico & Central America, North America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Eyipantla Falls
Mexico
Height50 mWidth40 m
Most similar
Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
Mexico
Height50 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall, of similar height and in Mexico too
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
50 m
50 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Eyipantla FallsBasaltic Prisms of Santa María ReglaVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Eyipantla Falls
40 m
Angel Falls is 20× taller than Eyipantla Falls. Victoria Falls is 2.2× taller and 43× wider. Khone Phapheng Falls is 270× wider. Tallest · widest lists.
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On the map
18.3849, -95.2078
Quick answers
Where is Eyipantla Falls?
Eyipantla Falls is in Mexico (San Andrés Tuxtla). The nearest base is San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico. Its coordinates are 18.3849, -95.2078.
How tall is Eyipantla Falls?
Eyipantla Falls drops 50 metres (164 feet), across a face about 40 metres wide. It is a cascade-type waterfall on the Río Grande de Catemaco.
When is the best time to visit Eyipantla Falls?
Peak flow is January to February and October to December. Fullest at the end of the wet season (October to December); the dry months of January to April are the easiest for swimming and access.
What can you do at Eyipantla Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Eyipantla Falls?
The usual base is San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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