Sumidero Canyon

Summary

Sumidero Canyon is a protected area^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sumidero Canyon is located in Chiapas^[3].
• Sumidero Canyon is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Sumidero Canyon is on the body of water Grijalva River^[5].
• Sumidero Canyon's image is recorded as Canon del Sumideiro 2.jpg^[6].
• Sumidero Canyon's image is recorded as Cañón El Sumidero.jpg^[7].
• Sumidero Canyon's instance of is recorded as protected area^[8].
• Sumidero Canyon's instance of is recorded as canyon^[9].
• Sumidero Canyon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315129128^[10].
• Sumidero Canyon's Commons category is recorded as Cañón del Sumidero^[11].
• Sumidero Canyon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.85, 'lon': -93.13333}^[12].
• Sumidero Canyon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.848333333333, 'lon': -93.105555555556}^[13].
• Sumidero Canyon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09r5px^[14].
• Sumidero Canyon's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category II: National Park^[15].
• Sumidero Canyon's Commons gallery is recorded as Cañón del Sumidero^[16].
• Sumidero Canyon's page banner is recorded as Sumidero banner.jpg^[17].
• Sumidero Canyon's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[18].
• Sumidero Canyon's GeoNames ID is recorded as 9626733^[19].
• Sumidero Canyon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cañón del Sumidero'}^[20].
• Sumidero Canyon's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 12253526^[21].
• Sumidero Canyon's significant place is recorded as Tuxtla Gutiérrez^[22].
• Sumidero Canyon's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as crocodiles-of-sumidero-canyon^[23].

Body

Geography

Sumidero Canyon is in the country of Mexico^[4]. It is located in Chiapas^[3]. It is on the body of water Grijalva River^[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include protected area^[8] and canyon^[9]. Sumidero Canyon's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[18].

Why It Matters

Sumidero Canyon ranks in the top 3% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]