North America
Waterfalls of Mexico & Central America
20 waterfalls across 4 countries in Mexico & Central America, the hand-checked guides first. Filter by activity to find the ones that run what you want to do.
Basaseachic Falls
Mexico's second-tallest waterfall
Tamul Falls
One of Mexico's tallest and widest waterfalls
Full guide La Fortuna Waterfall
Signature waterfall of Costa Rica's Arenal region
Nauyaca Falls
South Pacific Costa Rica's most popular swimming waterfall
Pulhapanzak Falls
Honduras's most-visited natural attraction
Agua Azul
One of Mexico's most photographed natural swimming spots
Rio Celeste Falls
Famous for water colored by optical mineral scattering, not dye
Thousand Foot Falls
Thousand Foot Falls, also known as Hidden Valley Falls, is a waterfall and the centerpiece of a Belizean…
Piedra Volada
Piedra Volada Falls is a 453-meter-tall plunge waterfall that forms seasonally in the Barranca Candameña of…
Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
The Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla are tall columnar joints of basalt rock near Huasca de Ocampo in the…
Eyipantla Falls
Eyipantla Falls is a waterfall located in the Los Tuxtlas region of southern Veracruz in Mexico. It is forty…
Big Rock Falls
Big Rock Falls is a 150-foot waterfall on Privassion River, in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of the…
La Paz Waterfall
La Paz is a waterfall in central Costa Rica. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata de La Paz.
Misol Há
The Cascada de Misol-Há is a waterfall located in the Municipality of Salto de Agua, 20 kilometers from…
Cola de Caballo
Cola de Caballo is a waterfall about 25 m , in the town of Villa de Santiago, Nuevo León. It is open to the…
Hierve el Agua
Hierve el Agua is a set of natural travertine rock formations in San Lorenzo Albarradas, Oaxaca, Mexico that…
Volio Waterfall
The Volio Waterfall is located near the town of Bribri, Costa Rica in Limón Province. It is located within…
Cascada de Texolo
Cascada de Texolo is a waterfall of eastern Mexico. It is located 3 kilometres south of the town of Xico, in…
Juanacatlán Falls
Juanacatlán Falls is a waterfall on the Santiago River in the Mexican state of Jalisco, once known as the…
El Salto
El Salto is a rock climbing area in the Nuevo León, Mexico. The climbing area is near to Ciénega de González…
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Questions people ask
What is the tallest waterfall in Mexico & Central America?
What are the most famous waterfalls in Mexico & Central America?
The best known are La Fortuna Waterfall (Costa Rica), Thousand Foot Falls (Belize), Piedra Volada (Mexico), Basaseachic Falls (Mexico), Tamul Falls (Mexico) and Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla (Mexico). Our index covers 20 waterfalls in Mexico & Central America; every one has a page with activities, seasons and how to get there.
When is the best time to see waterfalls in Mexico & Central America?
Across the waterfalls we cover, the most are at their best January to February and November to December.