Its all about the river welcome to the hampton inn suites yuma when you stay at our yuma hotel youll learn that back in the 1850s yuma was known for its steamboat crossing across the colorado river later famed farm labor organizer cesar chavez was born here and ended up spending much of his life in yuma today yuma is a growing community and popular recreational vacation spot due to its beauty wildlife and closeness to the cool soothing waters of the colorado river located at the