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  • Manto de la Novia Waterfall

    We stopped at one famous waterfall and took a gondola ride across to a small cafe with a garden.

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    The waterfall used to look like a bridal veil, which is where it got its name, but after a rockfall it changed and now just has two small waterfalls.

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    To get to the cafe we had to take a cablecar.

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    It was long and scary looking.

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    Then we took a bridge across the river.

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    It also looked pretty scary.

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    The river had very little water because the dam was closed.

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    The underside of the rock near the waterfall has a weird texture.

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    The cafe was very green with hummingbird feeders.

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    An agouti came out of the forest while we were there.

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    The agouti is a very large rodent related to guinea pigs.

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    This bird was at the top of a tree nearby.

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    This hummingbird came to feed.

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    Hummingbirds here seem to be very lazy. They all landed on the perch to drink.

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    We went for a walk after and saw lots of flowers.

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    And plants with pretty pink leaves.

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    There are pineapples just growing in the forest.

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    And more pink bananas.

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    These white flowers are funky.

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    There were tons of butterflies.

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    Which did not want to hold still so Kerri could take a picture.

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    This is a different butterfly that did land.

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    But most of them did not.

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    More funky flowers.

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    The vultures were flying overhead.

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    More pink flowers.

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    There was another small waterfall across the river.

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    Kerri stood by it too.

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    The valley is very pretty.

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    It was a very nice stop.

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  • Way of the Waterfalls

    This morning we went on a scenic drive past the many waterfalls in the canyon near Banos.

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    It had many waterfalls.

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    Some of them were very close to the path.

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    So we got wet.

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    Most of the waterfalls were very small and far away.

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    We had to stop to see the face of Jesus in the rock.

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    Kerri had a problem because this is the one that is supposed to be Jesus.

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    But the only face that Kerri saw was this one.

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    This is a pretty pink flower.

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    We found a couple of parrots.

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    They are funny birds.

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    They spend a lot of time upside down.

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    They were eating flowers.

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    These pretty flowers.

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    The last waterfall we visited was huge.

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    We crawled up a very low pathway.

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    To get right up next to and behind it. We got soaked.

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    There was lots of water in the air so there was a rainbow.

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    The waterfall is called the Devil’s Cauldron because this rock is supposed to look like the devil. Kerri can’t see this one either.

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    It was very pretty.

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