Boca del Cerro

Boca del Cerro is a muggy riverfront town in the panhandle of Tabasco very near the Guatemala border. The little town faces the Usumacinta River and life passes at the behest of this river. People mostly get off the Tren Maya here to walk the boardwalk, and then to explore the Usumacinta canyon, just upriver from the town. Quite obviously to anyone in town, it also has a famous bridge of the same name. The bridge is often used as a symbol for the town and for this mysterious place, once rather difficult to even reach. 

The mangroves and jungles in the area mean that birds, reptiles, and much more than people call the area home. Boat tours leave from here for a number of sites throughout the extensive protected and biosphere regions in the area. It's a fantastic part of the world, and with the arrival of the Tren Maya, it's a lot more accessible to a lot more people/

Boca del Cerro might not be the best stopping point for access to the extensive archaeological such as those nearby to the stations at Palenque and Calakmul. For the Pomoná archaeological site, it's actually a very good option. It's about 20 minutes from the station to the site, and a further 15 minutes to Tenosique. And for a quiet and lazy river town with access to the nature reserves, it's a  still more excellent stop.  The town even has a few very nice places to stay.  

Boca del Cerro is very much an adventure destination. You'll want to bring bug spray, but you knew that. The Cañón del Usumacinta is mostly to the south of the bridge, and extends a great distance to the Chiapas border. It actually continues then to the Guatemala border. It's wonderful country, spectacular and unforgettable, and increasingly, the Tren Maya is opening it up for visitors like you.