Centro Ecoturístico "Sima de las Cotorras" - 29149 Piedra Parada

Very expensive and very commonplace. The owner takes tourists hostage by setting despotic rules. forbidden to enter any food or drink you better sale. You will pay 50 pesos to enter but do have the right to do anything or go walk around the pit. It bills activities of US prices playing on the exceptional side of the site. The zipline: 20 seconds in total! Recall: you have no control so this is not a recall but a descent on roller ... The via ferrata is beyond a sporting challenge, there are so many levels of scale that it never touches the rock. If you are a climber or made via ferrata, you will get bored firmly. It is sold for 3 hours! We traveled by 1:00 just taking a lot of time on explanations of Ulysses. (Which is really perfect in his role) The guide tells you about animals, we see none, but we try to sell you a night of camping in the background because the animals come out at night ... In short it's a scandalous capitalist exploitation of this beautiful nature delivered to an owner who keeps the real climbing has its own benefit (he opened a way of climbing which is not on any program). Finally everything is done to it is difficult or very expensive to go there. The total of the day DO NOT WORTH THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND. The geological phenomenon is really great but there are other Sima in Chiapas.

The reception center is in the space itself, which is next to the abyss and has a restaurant. While the guides receive groups and spend time with it (I think the early morning hours are the most popular), go around the crater. There are good birdwatching spots, but not in large numbers, although they make a lot of noise in the place. I paid 50 pesos to enter and 1000 pesos to go down to the bottom of the abyss of almost 150 meters. I found both prices to be honest for what was offered. The place is well maintained and appears to have good food (I didn't try it). If you come from far away (like San Cristóbal), I don't know if it's justified to go if you don't abseil. Observing the place and listening to an explanation from the guides would not take more than 40 minutes. As for rappelling, it's really worth it. I felt very safe and was accompanied to the bottom with an experienced guide. Very interesting experience of being at the bottom of an abyss, accessible only with equipment. There is no water, but there is a small cave at the bottom. There are birds and insects. The guide told me that sometimes you find snakes, which fall from the abyss and manage to survive the fall. When I was there, in June, they were installing equipment for a via ferrata, which will be the first in the world in an abyss. For sighting birds in absurd quantities, the abysses of San Luis Potosi are more incredible, as I recommend rappelling again, which is the great difference of this place. I stayed in Ocozocoautla to be closer to this attraction.