The State of Chiapas presents excellent rock formations, in the midst of its splendid forests, which are very well attended by extreme sports devotees. We have the following amongst the best routes:

• High Plateau of Copoya: it is characteristic for its high quality limestone. Here you will find more than 50 routes for sport and traditional scaling, with difficulty classes varying between 5.6 and 5.12 degrees (United States) equivalent to a 4 c-7 in France. The use of lifters and stoppers is needed in addition to the parabolts in some of the sectors.
  The cliffs of the High Plateau of Copoya are in the shade the entire day, thus facilitating the performance of climbers. It is located half an hour away by foot from Tuxtla Gutierrez.
  
  
• The Gym: it has high quality stone vertical walls. It is at the Cañón de Sumidero National Park and its cliffs are 600 metres high with little vegetation, which allow realising long climbs. There are 10 routes for sport scaling in this zone, though they are proper for professionals only.

• El Aguacero: (Canyon of La Venta), this impressive canyon has walls up to 400 metres high on which amazing circuits provided with polished handles have been habilitated, which allow performing permanent movements in an area over 60 metres of length.
  The peculiarity of this zone is in that some routes lead to caves with rock paintings. In addition, it is possible to camp nearby the beautiful Cascade called El Aguacero (The Downpour).
  It is located at 13 kilometres from Ocozocoautla de Espinoza, and at 39 kilometres from Tuxtla Gutierrez, the Capital of the State of Chiapas. The place is ideal for experienced climbers, though nevertheless it is advisable to go with a specialised guide.