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November 6, 2017 at 12:43 am #194485
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January 4, 2018 at 9:30 pm #194486Roger TausigGuest
It would be useful to note that the walk from the parking lot to the falls takes about 25 minutes each way. Since we did not know that beforehand, we didn’t allow enough time and had to forgo the falls visit because we had to catch our flight. It should also be mentioned that the location of the falls is almost completely unmarked. We drove past the entrance road several times before finding it. Here are directions;
Traveling on Route 1 from the Liberia Airport direction you will travel about ten minutes or so. When you pass under the second overhead footbridge, you must immediately exit to the right onto a dirt road where there is a big, wooden hand painted sign with red letters that says “CARATARA 800 mtrs.”. Drive down the dirt road to the parking lot. From there, it is a 25 minute hike to the falls.-
January 4, 2018 at 9:55 pm #194487Nikki SolanoKeymaster
Hi Roger Tausig!
Thanks so much for your comment and for the extra information you provided about the turnoff from the highway. With respect to the walk to the waterfall’s base, it’s too bad to hear that you had to forego the visit! I’m not sure who told you that the hike takes 25 minutes because it only takes about 5 minutes to complete. Perhaps if someone is a very slow walker, the steps could take closer to 10 minutes to walk, but the average walker should be able to complete the one-way climb without issue in 5 minutes. There are a few different access points to the waterfall’s base, and there’s also a trail at the top of the waterfall, so perhaps the individual who suggested to you that the hike would be 25 minutes each way was referring to one of those? I’m so sorry you ended up missing the waterfall. If you were already in the parking lot, you were so close!
Pura vida! 🙂
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