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The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 9.5 (average on 2 votes)Coordinates : 16.867894, -96.276454 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : Beautiful lookout on the Central Valleys of Oaxaca state, not far from the archeological zone of Mitla, limestone water sources at 24 degrees over time created 2 petrified waterfalls from 12 to 30 mt., There are large pools and puddles, in the biggest you can swim all year round, you can climb the source above the smallest waterfall and down to below the same, now simply dripping water. natural arid landscape with cacti, infinite, eagles spaces, do maybe accompanied by some elderly people of the village to find out more, there are also huts or bungalows to sleep, (ask any case before).Recommended equipment : A good eye, standard zoom, wide angle.Best months : Always recommended from late October to early May, after comicia the rainy season and hurricanes and is certainly not ideal, if you stay to sleep can take advantage of the best hours and without many tourists, although it is still not very popular.How to get there : From Oaxaca, the suggested route is going to Mitla where there is an interesting archaeological area and from there look for a van that goes up or get there by car. If you rent a car, from Mitla must take to Xaagá which is the exit of San Pablo Mitla, and from there you take a dirt road leading up the mountain and then back down the other side, the falls, the road is smoother in dry climate, without guards, sconsigliatissima if it rains.Visits : There are times, such as from 9 to 18 and very cheap entrance, in the order of one or two euros, remaining to sleep it fully exploits the place from the point of view photo and a great peace evening.Notes : How in the México must pay attention to a few things: the locals is very humble but also very warrior, on the site there are several small restaurants that make household more or less the same things, you certainly can not claim the badge " H "But in general are clean and decent, be kind, and they will be even more, of course it takes a bit of antibodies and perhaps who has been there for a few days as a tourist you probably should not considered definitive ..... then there are the buildings made at a time when they wanted to run the place from a tourist point of view and are a means destruction, abandoned by internal conflicts between the fraction of the place and the town that is far and political interests .... | | Nearby:   San Cristobal de las Casas 387 km
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