OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

In Taxco?s environs you?ll find beautiful natural settings where you can go hiking or cave diving near caverns.

Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park ? Located 31 km (19 mi) northeast of Taxco, off Highway 55. This protected area of 2700 hectares (6,669 acres) consists of a group of 20 caverns that have peculiar calcareous rock formations. From the parking lot, follow the trail down to two caverns. There you?ll see the waters of the San Jeronimo and Chontalcoatlan rivers running through the mouths of the caverns. During the dry season, when the entrance is accessible, you can hire a tour guide and rent equipment for an exciting cave diving experience.

Alejandro Humboldt National Park ? Located 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Taxco, off the state highway. In this 1,080-hectare (2,667-acre) reserve you?ll find abundant pine and oak forests that offer beautiful natural scenery for hiking.