EL TURURE WATERSTEPS

EL TURURE WATERSTEPS

LOCATION: Cumaca forest

At the Valencia Junction you take the left fork onto Valencia Road (as if heading to Toco). Approximately 2 kilometers along the Valencia Road you turn left (north) onto Cumaca Road, a narrow single lane road that is mainly paved with some gravel sections. The road is bumpy in parts but passable. After 4.5 kilometers along the Cumaca Road there is a wood & metal bridge and the trail begins on the left just before the bridge.

EL Turure Falls

Within the forests of Cumaca lies a series of three beautiful spread type waterfalls, where curtains of water cascade down limestone faces. These waterfalls are immediately after each other on the Turure River. At the base of each waterfall is a pool that invites you to take a swim. The third waterfall is one of a kind, as it is not the traditional type of waterfall, but a huge rock about 50 feet in width by 20 feet in height and water cascade along the rock. Towards the end of the dry season the flow of water over the cascades is greatly reduced, but there are still pools for swimming.

A Hikers Paradise

The hike to the waterfalls takes approximately 50 minutes, going through pristine tropical rain forest. As you move along the forest trail, the calls of the bell bird can be heard echoing among the trees. There are several river crossings and hiking in the water along this relatively easy hike and the few uphill portions are not difficult. Persons visiting these waterfalls should remain on the trail and not wander off, as this area has the poisonous mappipire balsain snake especially during the rainy season.