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The La Venta River Canyon in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa is an impressive 80 km long ravine with walls up to 400 meters high and narrows sometimes 10 meters wide. The geological constitution of the site is fundamentally limestone and its flora and fauna is composed of a medium forest of mosses and ferns, ocelots, pumas and jaguars. From the El Aguacero waterfall to the reservoir of the Malpaso dam, this geological fracture of vertical walls, caverns, rapids and waterfalls extends; its beauty is only accessible to expeditioners.
The municipality of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa is one of the municipalities into which the Mexican state of Chiapas is divided, it is more popularly known by the toponym of Coita, Ocozocoautla is of Nahuatl origin comes from the words okoshotl, ocozote (a certain textile plant) and kuautla, forest, that is, Forest of the Ocozotes, it has eco-tourist options such as the Cañón Río La Venta, museums such as the Museo Zoque Regional Javepacuay its festivals and carnivals among others.
In Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, the most important celebration is the Zoque Carnival of Ocozocoautla, a thousand-year-old tradition. This year it was celebrated from February 24 to March 1. During this festivity, the joy and pride of the people for this unique and extraordinary tradition is evident.
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