Semuc Champey consists of a natural limestone bridge, over which the Cahabón River flows. Alonside it's path, turquoise and jade green pools form, reaching up to 3 meters in depth and vary in color depending of season. In the end of the path, the Cahabón river goes under a limestone cave.

The name Semuc Champey is from the Qʼeqchiʼ language, meaning "where the river hides under the earth".

Due to the dense subtropical forest that surrounds the place, it has an enormous ecological richness, among which more than 100 species of birds have been identified; 34 mammals, 25 reptiles and amphibians; and 10 of fish in addition to more than 120 different species of trees. It has a 700 m high viewpoint to observe the 350 m long natural pools that make up "Semuc Champey", with waterfalls up to 40 feet high and all the pools fed by streams in the place.

Semuc Champey was declared a Natural Monument in 1999 by the then president of the Republic of Guatemala. It is very close geographically to the Grutas de Lanquín National Park, with which it shares a visitor center to provide coverage for tourists.