- Basaseachic Falls
Basaseachic Falls (Spanish: La Cascada de Basaseachi) on the
Basaseachic River are the second-highestwaterfall inMexico , located in the Parque Nacional Basaseachic at Cañon Basaseachic in theCopper Canyon region of northwest Mexico, nearCreel, Chihuahua . They are 312 meters (1,023 ft) tall, second in Mexico only to the Cascada dePiedra Volada (Flying Stone Fall).Basaseachic Falls is located in the high mountains of the
Sierra Madre Occidental , in the Municipality of Ocampo, 3 km. (1.86 miles) fromBasaseachi community and about 265 km. (165 miles) west of Chihuahua, it is linked viaFederal Highway 16 and its surroundings make up theParque Nacional Cascada de Basaseachic (Basaseachi Fall National Park).The fall is made by two streams, Arroyo del Durazno (Durazno stream) and Arroyo de Basaseachic (Basaseachic Stream), which merge in the high mountain and then fall down the canyon. Past the fall, the stream is called
Río Candameña (Candamena River), as well as the canyon it flows through, the Candamena River contributes to the formation ofRío Mayo (Mayo River).The Fall's surroundings are famous for their natural beauty, such as rock formations and pine woods. Basaseachic was deemed for a certain time period as the tallest fall in México, until the discovery in September, 1994 of the Cascada de
Piedra Volada (Flying Stone Fall), located also in the Barranca de Candamena. However, Piedra Volada flows only during the rainy season, while Basaseachic is permanent.External links
* [http://mexico.udg.mx/turismo/general/atractivos/basaseachi.html Cascada de Basaseachi]
* [http://mexicodesconocido.com/espanol/naturaleza/bellezas_naturales/detalle.cfm?idcat=2&idsec=6&idsub=0&idpag=795 Cascada de Basaseachi en México Desconocido]
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