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[English below]<\/p>\n

Tras unos d\u00edas de surfing en la costa michoacana y colimense<\/a> -y en compa\u00f1\u00eda de nuestra inseparable Tikla<\/a>-, pusimos rumbo a un destino muy esperado especialmente por Meli: La Huasteca Potosina.<\/p>\n

Hac\u00eda un tiempo ya desde la \u00faltima vez que hab\u00edamos estado en zonas monta\u00f1osas, y ni qu\u00e9 decir sobre la \u00faltima vez que hab\u00edamos disfrutado de una cascada.<\/p>\n

Tardamos dos d\u00edas en recorrer los 825 km que separaban Boca de Pascuales de Tamasopo, nuestra primera parada en la regi\u00f3n. Eran muchas las cascadas para visitar en la zona, pero decidimos escoger varias y comenzar por aqu\u00ed.<\/p>\n

Encontramos una finca con varias peque\u00f1as cascadas muy frecuentada por los locales durante los fines de semana pero casi desierta entre semana. Adem\u00e1s de las peque\u00f1as pozas y saltos de agua, la finca contaba con grandes superficies de hierba donde Tikla disfrut\u00f3 como la enana que era en aquel momento.<\/p>\n

Pasamos dos noches maravillosas estacionados a escasos metros de una de las cascadas, probablemente uno de los mejores jardines que hemos tenido en el viaje. El murmuro del agua en las noches y la escasez de luz artificial hicieron de este lugar un spot fant\u00e1stico.<\/p>\n

Salvo por una r\u00e1pida parada que hicimos en un lugar llamado Puente de Dios en el que adem\u00e1s de obligarte a ponerte un chaleco para nadar, hab\u00eda algo m\u00e1s de turistas, tuvimos la suerte de disfrutar de estos lugares sin a penas gente, algo inusual durante la \u00e9poca seca. Seg\u00fan nos contaban los locales en el verano todas y cada una de las cascadas se llena de gente venida de todas las esquinas del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n

La siguiente parada en nuestra ruta fueron las cascadas de Minas Viejas. Algo m\u00e1s al norte en la monta\u00f1a, se trata de dos saltos de agua de 50m con una gran poza debajo que hicieron las delicias de Meli.<\/p>\n

Tras una noche en Minas Viejas, nos dirigimos nuevamente hacia el sur, con la intenci\u00f3n de explorar otras cascadas que nos quedaban de camino a Tamul. Sin embargo, tras almorzar en pleno calor nos dimos cuenta de que Tikla estaba hinchada como una pelota.<\/p>\n

Asustados, nos dirigimos r\u00e1pidamente al veterinario m\u00e1s cercano, en la localidad de Ciudad Valles. Los d\u00edas eran muy calientes y Tikla no hab\u00eda tenido tanto apetito, pero en el almuerzo comi\u00f3 su raci\u00f3n de una vez y bebi\u00f3 tanta agua por el calor, que su comida se infl\u00f3 dentro de su est\u00f3mago e hizo que su est\u00f3mago pareciese un globo. Nos asustamos sin raz\u00f3n, cual padres primerizos, pero la oportunidad sirvi\u00f3 para darle a Tikla su segunda vacuna y resolver algunas dudas con el veterinario.<\/p>\n

Ya con el susto olvidado decidimos seguir manejando y disfrutar as\u00ed del aire acondicionado durante unas horas m\u00e1s y llegar el mismo d\u00eda hasta Tamul, la que se supon\u00eda era la joya de la corona de las cascadas de la regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

Y vaya si lo es.<\/p>\n

Sus 105 metros de altura hacen de este salto el m\u00e1s alto del estado, siendo tambi\u00e9n uno de los m\u00e1s visitados y reconocidos.<\/p>\n

Amaneci\u00f3 un d\u00eda soleado y con buena temperatura. Tras un rico desayuno en el camper negociamos con uno de los gu\u00edas locales para que nos llevase hasta la cascada. Parec\u00eda que no hab\u00eda tantos turistas como hab\u00edamos imaginado, por lo que la cosa promet\u00eda.<\/p>\n

Comenzamos la expedici\u00f3n remando r\u00edo arriba disfrutando de las incre\u00edbles vistas del Ca\u00f1\u00f3n Santa Mar\u00eda. Compart\u00edamos canoa con una pareja mexicana y nuestro gu\u00eda local. El calor era m\u00e1s bien sofocante, pero las ganas de llegar hac\u00edan que lo olvid\u00e1semos.<\/p>\n

A medida que nos \u00edbamos acercando, el sonido de la que otrora llamasen \u201cLa Sonadora\u201d hac\u00eda honor a su nombre. Segu\u00edamos remando sin descanso, emocionados por lo que hab\u00eda detr\u00e1s de todas esas curvas que segu\u00eda el r\u00edo.<\/p>\n

Y al fin nos la encontramos frente a frente.<\/p>\n

No hay palabras para describir lo maravillosa que es esta cascada. Todo el entorno que la rodea hace que sea a\u00fan m\u00e1s incre\u00edble: el agua azul, las rocas de tonos blancos, la vegetaci\u00f3n\u2026 Nos dej\u00f3 sin palabras.<\/p>\n

Llegamos adem\u00e1s en un momento en el que tuvimos la vista para nosotros solos durante al menos 20 minutos. Disfrutamos de ella, nos tiramos al r\u00edo desde lo alto de unas rocas e inmortalizamos el momento para la posteridad. Dif\u00edcilmente olvidaremos este lugar.<\/p>\n

Remamos r\u00edo abajo satisfechos. En el camino nos cruzamos con unas cuarenta personas en diferentes embarcaciones remando hacia la casacada. En ocasiones los astros se alinean y todo sale como uno quiere. Esta fue una de esas ocasiones.<\/p>\n

Terminamos nuestra etapa por esta regi\u00f3n haciendo una \u00faltima noche en Tamasopo. Nos gust\u00f3 tanto el lugar que regresamos al mismo spot donde hab\u00edamos dormido unos d\u00edas atr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n

Nuestros d\u00edas en La Huasteca Potosina llegaban a su fin, era hora de regresar a la costa.<\/p>\n

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After a few days surfing along the Michoacan and Colima coast<\/a> \u2013 and with de our inseparable Tikla<\/a> \u2013 we headed towards a highly expected destination, especially for Meli: the Huasteca Potosina.<\/p>\n

It had been a while since we had been in the mountains, and so much longer since the last time we\u2019d enjoyed a waterfall!<\/p>\n

It took us about two days to drive the 825 km that divided Boca de Pascuales from Tamasopo, our first stop in the Huasteca. There were so many waterfalls to see in the region but we decided to choose a few ones and start there.<\/p>\n

We found a property with a few waterfalls where the locals come to relax during the week-ends but that were completely empty on weekdays. Besides the small pools and falls, the property had a big grassy area where Tikla ran and played like the tiny little puppy she was at the time.<\/p>\n

We spent two wonderful nights parked just a few meters away from a waterfall, probably one of the best gardens we\u2019ve ever had during our trip. The whisper of the water during the night and the lack of artificial light really made this a magical spot.<\/p>\n

Apart from a small stop that we made in a place called Puente de Dios<\/em> where they not only forced you to wear a lifejacket but where we had to face a multitude of tourists, we were lucky enough to be able to enjoy these places almost by ourselves, something rare during these months of dry season. The locals were telling us how, during the summer, each and every one of those falls got super crowded with tourists that came from all over the world to swim in them.<\/p>\n

The next stop on our route were the waterfalls of Minas Viejas a little further North in the mountains. These are two falls of about 50 meters with a big pool of turquoise water that delighted Meli.<\/p>\n

After a night in Minas Viejas, we headed South again with the idea to explore a few other falls that were on the way to Tamul. However, right after we had lunch in a very hot parking lot, we realized that Tikla had inflated like a ball.<\/p>\n

Scared, we hurried to the closest vet, in the city of Ciudad Valles. The days were really hot and Tikla hadn\u2019t had so much apetite but at lunchtime she ate her entire food portion super fast and drank so much water that the food doubled its volume inside her stomach and inflated it like a balloon. We got scared for no reason, as rookie parents, but the visit didn\u2019t go to waste as we gave Tikla her second shot and asked tons of questions to the vet.<\/p>\n

We forgot about the scare and we decided to continue driving and enjoy the air conditioning during a few hours more and make it to Tamul that same day, the jewel of the crown of the waterfalls of that region.<\/p>\n

And boy were we not disappointed.<\/p>\n

Its 105 meters of height make this fall the tallest of the state, as well as one of the most famous and visited.<\/p>\n

It was a beautiful day and the weather was perfect. After a great breakfast in the camper we negotiated with one of the local guides so that he could take us to the fall. There weren\u2019t as many people as we\u2019d thought, so everything looked great so far.<\/p>\n

We started the expedition rowing upstream, enjoying the beautiful views of the Santa Maria Canyon. We were sharing the canoe with a Mexican couple and our local guide. The heat was suffocating, but the thrill of getting there made us forget all about it.<\/p>\n

The closer we got, the stronger was the sound of what they once called \u201cLa Sonadora<\/em>\u201d. We were still rowing without taking a break, excited to see what was behind the curves of the river.<\/p>\n

And finally, we came face to face with her.<\/p>\n

There are no words to describe how wonderful this waterfall is. Its surroundings made it even more gorgeous: the turquoise water, the white rocks, the dense vegetation\u2026 it left us speechless.<\/p>\n

We also made it in a moment where we had the view all to ourselves during at least 20 minutes. We enjoyed it, we jumped to the river from one of the rocks and we immortalized the moment for posterity. It would be difficult to forget this place.<\/p>\n

We rowed downstream, happy. On our way back, we crossed paths with about 40 people in different boats that were going towards the waterfall. Sometimes, the stars align and everything goes according to plan. This was one of those times.<\/p>\n

We finished our chapter in this region by spending one last night in Tamasopo. We liked the place so much that we came back to the same spot where we had spent the night a few days before.<\/p>\n

Our days in the Huasteca Potosina were ending, it was time to go back to the coast.<\/p>\n