The Pailon del Diablo
The little city of Banos is situated on the side of volcano Tungurahua and has gorgeous waterfalls like this one, the Pailon del Diablo or Devil's Cauldron. To get up this high the trail first drops about 1000 feet into the valley and then climbs via stairs and ladders until it ends inside the waterfall under a sheltered rock overhang with millions of gallons of water thundering around. It's quite wet and the "trail" turns into a crawl space at certain points but the view is astonishing.
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The trip here sounds terrifying but well worth the scare. I am adding this to my "to do"list! Really brilliant photo too!
thanks! It's actually less scary than the picture suggests but there's definitely some climbing and crawling involved.
Kaitlyn - this is beautiful! I was right there last summer and loved it!! My friends and I also tried rappelling down a waterfall. Amazing experience! http://www.afar.com/highlights/adrenaline--3?context=wanderlist&context_id=514
Love your photos!!
woooowwwwwww!!!!!!!!!1
beautiful!
Great photo! I remember getting fairly soaked standing on that lower deck by the Pailon del Diablo. :)
I've climbed those stairs and shimmied through some of the caverns!
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