Conditions:Cascada de Tamul-20190424183848
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4 Apr 2019 (6 yrs, 1 month ago) |
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| Reported by: | Felixrulz (76 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Amazing |
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| Waterflow: | Moderate |
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| Wetsuit: | None |
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| Difficulty: | Normal |
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| Time: |  2 days
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Team: 1 people
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Comments: I met some people at sótano de las Golondrinas who gave me a ride to Tamasopo (after some lunch in Aquismón). The original plan was to hike in via El Naranjito avoiding the touristy side, but I liked the family and decided to go along with them. I was annoyed when we got there. Why do we have to pay 10 pesos to enter, then pay to use the bathroom, and then pay for the tour? It seems to be common in México and is one of the things I most dislike about the country. We got on a boat colectivo (120 pesos per person) and started paddling upstream. The river was an amazing blue. At El Cueva del Agua there were some amazing overhanging cascades dropping into the river. Shortly above this are some rapids requiring a portage along a well used trail (the guides drag the boat up the river for the group). The gorge narrows as you continue upstream and the waterfall suddenly appears from around a corner. It is an amazing sight! Unfortunately you don't very close to the waterfall, for some reason unknown to me you only spend time on a crowded rock in the middle of the river waiting to get a photo... or in my case cliff jumping. I got in trouble when I jumped of a larger cliff, ignoring the whistles - there were no dangerous rocks as the guide claimed... apparently they can withhold his pay if people jump from the larger cliff... Everything in Mexico seems to be about money. Instead of spending time admiring the falls, you spend 5mins or so and then head back to La Cueva del Agua where there are shops. Here you spend over an hour. I was a little disappointed with this aspect of the tour. I spent most of the time in the cave swimming about. I didn't do the jump in fear of getting in trouble again :( I decided to go around from the other side the following day and was dropped off in El Naranjito. I walked for an hour or two and got close to the camping area, but happy to camp for free by the river. It was a very nice spot with a lot of bioluminescence (fireflies I think it was).
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Amazing | Moderate
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| Normal | 2 days
| 1 people | Felixrulz (76 reports) | |
Comment: I met some people at sótano de las Golondrinas who gave me a ride to Tamasopo (after some lunch in Aquismón). The original plan was to hike in via El Naranjito avoiding the touristy side, but I liked the family and decided to go along with them. I was annoyed when we got there. Why do we have to pay 10 pesos to enter, then pay to use the bathroom, and then pay for the tour? It seems to be common in México and is one of the things I most dislike about the country. We got on a boat colectivo (120 pesos per person) and started paddling upstream. The river was an amazing blue. At El Cueva del Agua there were some amazing overhanging cascades dropping into the river. Shortly above this are some rapids requiring a portage along a well used trail (the guides drag the boat up the river for the group). The gorge narrows as you continue upstream and the waterfall suddenly appears from around a corner. It is an amazing sight! Unfortunately you don't very close to the waterfall, for some reason unknown to me you only spend time on a crowded rock in the middle of the river waiting to get a photo... or in my case cliff jumping. I got in trouble when I jumped of a larger cliff, ignoring the whistles - there were no dangerous rocks as the guide claimed... apparently they can withhold his pay if people jump from the larger cliff... Everything in Mexico seems to be about money. Instead of spending time admiring the falls, you spend 5mins or so and then head back to La Cueva del Agua where there are shops. Here you spend over an hour. I was a little disappointed with this aspect of the tour. I spent most of the time in the cave swimming about. I didn't do the jump in fear of getting in trouble again :(
I decided to go around from the other side the following day and was dropped off in El Naranjito. I walked for an hour or two and got close to the camping area, but happy to camp for free by the river. It was a very nice spot with a lot of bioluminescence (fireflies I think it was).
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