A Tour of the Waterfalls

Yesterday we toured the “Cascadas de Mesa Bravo“ or the waterfalls of Mesa Bravo, about an hour and and half ride out of Zihuatanejo. Alex Sanchez was our guide and transported us comfortable in his lovely 12 passenger van. The van was comfortable, the roads were not always comfortable. As we got into the hills and mountains the road became very twisty and curvy, then devolved into a dirt track complete with potholes, ridges and ruts with large rocks strewn about. Throw in the occasion cow standing mid road with no intention of moving just to keep us entertained.

We arrived at the farm house just in time for refreshments.

The senora of the house had prepared a delicious drink made from the soursop fruit, it was a bit like a nectar, very tasty and refreshing, our gang quickly finished off a gallon of it.

We next got a tour of the farm and learned how they are self sufficient, the cattle, pigs, chickens are all free range. We did see them all busy foraging. In the tour of their garden we saw the soursop tree with a fruit on it .

Next we checked out one of the cabins they have for overnight stays, which was rustic, but quite nice, even has internet. Then on to the main feature, the waterfalls. It was a bit of a rough trek down to the falls but we all made it, me with the help of Daniel who loaned me an arm the whole way. We are not a young group, ranging in ages from 60 to 85, but we are not whimps and always eager for fun and adventure.

The falls are lovely, cascading slowly down the mountain slope dropping over rock ledges, forming a pool and then moving down on to the next level to fall and form a new pool. The day was warm and pleasant, no humidity which was a relief for us where sweat has become a way of life.

Still we placed chairs in the middle of a shallow pool of ice cold water and drank our refreshments. Lisa Marie and I got brave and finally waded out into one of the deeper pools and finally took the plunge in the icy stream swimming, but only briefly.

The real adventurer was our fearless tour guide Axel Sanchez, who jumped from the top of this falls into a very deep pool, I have video of it but this site doesn’t do video. The center picture is where he jumped approximately 20 plus feet into the ice cold water, twice.

The water was rocky, and slippery and most of us were too cautious to take our phones while wading or walking in the water causing us not to get the most spectacular views. You really do have to see it in person to really appreciate the splendor of it all.

I was dreading the walk backup to the van as the trail was pretty rough and fairly steep. I get out of breath quickly going uphill. But our host was there with an ATV and gave me and another gal a ride up to where our van was parked. She enjoyed it, I was mildly terrified and held on to our driver tightly, concerned I might get bumped or slide off the machine.

It was a good day if you have a free day in Zihuatanejo, hire a guide, go to the Cascadia de Mesa Bravo, and Axel Sanchez is a good knowledgeable guide. Signing off KO