In the morning we were walking around the colonial town of Ponce. Att Museum is definitely worth to visit (entry 6,42 USD). They have great collection of the old masters including El Greco, Velazquez, Murillo but also Flemish and English painters – it is definitely worth to see…
Then we started to climb the lush-green mountains of central Puerto Rico again. Salto Dona Juana – waterfall just on the roadside was nice but the highlight of the day was the Canyon of San Cristobal near Barranquitas. What brought me there? Not a canyon itself but the Neblina waterfall, which is in the canyon. Information was poor. No siggns – you hahe to ask the people many times. Most of them do not speak English… Finally we found the teenagers ready to show us the way to the canyon. It is tricky: the beginning of the path is on the private property. You have to open the gate to get through. Then there is a muddy path through the wet grass and steep descent in the tropical forest. Easy to slide down! You will hear the thumbling water but you cannnot see the fall. I expected the viewpoint. Nothing like that! You must go down to the river and then go onward on the wet, slippery stones. Teke your hiking boots!
Finally I saw it – Neblina Fall is maybe 80 to 90 meters high and is more impressive than any other waterfall of Puerto Rico! The climb up was very sweaty! My socks and trousers require laundry! But the fall is worth it! 🙂
