Depart 10 AM - - - - - 5 hrs

The sun is shining on the waterfall pools in the early afternoon and arrival at 1:30 pm is just about perfect for sun/water exposure. Driving time is about one hour to El Cora.

A party of eight is perfect for this trip, along with the guide, who will drive you to the trail head and then guide you down the "arroyo" or canyon. It is a fairly steep 10 minute hike, not too hard but there are places where there are ropes to help you in a high/low step. It is well worth the decent to the pools and falls.

The waterfall is crystal clear descending more than 300 feet into a deep pool with fresh clean water. The reward at the end of the trail. Swimming is fantastic, the water is cold but refreshing and perfect in the middle of the day when the sun shines right down into the pool.

There are actually 3 waterfalls here, and a short walk along the creek takes you to the next pool and a smaller falls above. A more difficult descent will take the intrepid to the final pool, which has a rock ledge to dive from. Most are comfortable to sit by the first two pools, swim and rest in a postcard tropical waterfall location where there are not a 100 tourists. Quiet and unforgettable.

The ascending trip up the arroyo is actually easier than the descent. We just go slow and it is in the shade and very beautiful. The car is parked at the top so by the time we have gotten warned up from our swim in cold water, the air conditioned suburban awaits us. In it is the famous cooler with ice and cold beer, pop, water, juice as well as luscious sandwiches made with all the fresh foods of Mexico to get us home to the dinner that awaits us.

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