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Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Spectacular waterfall accessible by a well-maintained trail heading down into the ravine through the coffee plantation of Finca El Vergel, ending at the plunge pool of the waterfall. To return, there are two options - head back up to Finca El Vergel on the same trail, or take a difficult track up the very steep far side of the canyon (turning right along the ridge at the top̠) to finish in Aldea La Triinidad, from where you can take a tuk-tuk back down into San Rafael. There is another waterfall in La Trinidad at Centro Recreativo El Vuelo del Colibrí, paid entry.
Volunteer guides are available by contacting the municipal offices in San Rafael, but please pay their transport and entry fees.
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Nature reserve set among cloud forest, with nature trails and small waterfalls. Sightings of the resplendent quetzal are still regularly reported as of early 2016.
Nature trail and waterfall - take transport to San Pablo, then microbus to La Igualdad, then ask locally for directions to the nature trail, through cloud forest. The waterfall is spectacular. There is also a hot water pool close to the fall, and Volcano Tajumulco is in the background.