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Editorial Travelisimo
Thu Mar 02 2023
2.45 min reading time
Thu Mar 02 2023
Semuc Champey: a wonder of Guatemala
Semuc Champey National Park is a place you must visit when you are in Guatemala. It is one of the most important natural wonders of the country thanks to the impressive scenery it offers to tourists from all over the world.
Semuc Champey is located in the municipality of Cobán, Alta Verapaz. It is part of the Guatemalan System of Protected Areas -SIGAP- , and is located near the Grutas de Lanquín National Park in Guatemala.
It is a place that offers more than one important tourist attraction. Local and foreign tourists travel to this destination to appreciate its impressive subtropical forest, natural pools and lookout point.
Credits: Semuc Champey
The Semuc Champey Forest
The subtropical forest surrounding Semuc Champey is home to species such as birds, mammals, reptiles and fish. It is also possible to find 120 species of trees and vines.
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Credits: Semuc Champey forest
Its natural pools
Semuc Champey is basically a natural limestone bridge 300 meters long that has six pools of turquoise blue water, in addition, the Cahabón River runs underneath these bodies of water and, at the end of its journey, the water of the lagoons falls forming a waterfall 40 meters high.
Credits: Semuc Champey
The viewpoint of Semuc Champey
This tourist site also has a lookout over 50 meters high, ideal for observing the natural pools and waterfalls. It is without a doubt a mandatory stop on this excursion.
This site, which means "sacred water" or "where the river hides under the stones" in Mayan language, is a natural wonder of the country, visited by thousands of people to swim in the pools and also to explore a nearby cave.
Credits: Viewpoint of Semuc Champey
If you are convinced, then you should know that Semuc Champey is located 12 kilometers from Lanquin and to get there from Guatemala City you have to cross the Atlantic Highway.
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