Pantanos de Centla Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
wooded wetlands along the coast of Tabasco, Mexico
About Pantanos de Centla
The Pantanos de Centla is a very large wetland area, covering 302,706 soggy, heavily forested hectares. It lies almost entirely withinTabasco, but a very small section spans the border ofCampeche. For an area that's essentially a huge conservation region, it's got some incredibly important and lively history behind it. Like every place in the Yucatán Peninsula, the first humans we know to have inhabited the swamps were the Maya. Specifically a group known as the Chontal Maya. You might think they could find a better place to live than a swamp, but they evidently didn't share that view point since they built a big city known asPotonchán. Unlike most Maya cities, it wasn't built of stone, but rather of mud (like the adobe settlements of the north). Potonchon was one of the earliest contact p
Top Attractions in Pantanos de Centla
Explore the best things to see and do in Pantanos de Centla:
- ★Uyotot-Ja' Interpretation Center
Where to Eat in Pantanos de Centla
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴La Choza de los Perez
- 🍴Muellecito
Where to Stay in Pantanos de Centla
- 🏨Hotel Peninsula
Pantanos de Centla Travel Guide Sections
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