Catarata de Yumbilla

Catarata de Yumbilla is a thin 890m waterfall plunging in several tiers. Although it is said to be taller than

We needed to hire a local guide to not only support the locals but also to avoid getting lost or trespassing as the paths were unmarked. The guided hike was along a very muddy uphill trail for about 1.5-hours from Cuispes ultimately ending up at a mirador (viewpoint) of the waterfall (see photo above). The conditions were a bit difficult for us because apparently the area received some pretty heavy rains thereby saturating the trail (which was more like it traversed through someone's farm in the beginning). Thus, we were content to see the falls from the mirador, but we didn't continue another hour downhill to the base of the waterfall.

Had we done the whole hike to the base of the falls, the hike would've taken 5 grueling hours instead of just the three that we endured.

Our hike began from the village center.

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The village center in Cuispes

Walking out of the village towards the trail

It was a very muddy hike when we did it

We found this fossil along the trail

Continuing to slog along slowly

Approaching the mirador for Yumbilla

Contextual view of the waterfalls

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• April 23, 2008

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