Waterfalls route by chiva

The power was off again last night and this morning, but the hostel still managed to produce a decent breakfast.

At 10am, a large group of us gathered in reception for a trip to see seven waterfalls. Our transport was a chiva - a brightly coloured local bus. Ours was a double-decker with an open top rather than the usual single-decker. So, we all opted to go upstairs. The three-hour trip cost us the princely sum of $3 each, with optional extras along the way.

We drove out of town and crossed Rio Bascun with great views down into the canyon below. We then doubled back on ourselves and followed the waterfall route. New tunnels have been blasted through the rocks, but we took the old road, which skirts the edge of the Rio Blanco canyon. This road is now only open to tourist vehicles. It was quite hair-raising in places where we came within touching distance of the rocks. We also got soaked when we drove under a waterfall! There was a stomach churning moment when we hurtled down through a tunnel! One of our group said that that alone was worth the $3!!Read more