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INTO THE FLOW: LOWER JALACINGO AND FILOBOBOS
We started with the scenic Encanto section of the Filobobos – a mellow, beautiful cruise past junglecovered canyons and the stunning Encanto waterfall. Then came Lower Jalacingo, a step up in commitment and adventure. A short hike led to a series of juicy 4 – 8ft drops and flowy boofs. We ended the day with a surprise – the warm generosity of a local family offering to help shuttle our boats. Mexico, again, is showing its magic.
We really wanted to take the group to Big Banana, which became our absolute favourite, but to do it, we had to make sure that we were all ready for running the drops – luckily, we had a perfect place to practice our free-falling.
TRUCHITAS, COACHING, AND THE BIG BANANA!
We went to Truchitas, a 7-metre waterfall, where we sharpened our technique by dialling in body position and timing for the bigger drops to come. After many laps and great progression, we were ready to hit the Big Banana.
We started with a beautiful hike to Big Banana waterfall – a mesmerising walk through the jungle that led us to a spectacular pool where a 128ft waterfall comes in. This is literally the postcard section of Mexico. The section starts with some rocky rapids, slowly opening up into some longer nice sections to eventually lead us to the highlights of the upper part of the Big Banana section, which is the‘ Mexican 20’- a clean 20ft waterfall followed by the‘ Mordor’ – narrow slide to take the boat down. We finished that day full of joy and took out above the‘ Silencio’( around 40ft).