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The main or lower part of the canyon receives all the water that has split off from the main River Piedra in the upper canyon. Here is also where several limestone caves are found, caves that played a role in providing a hiding place for Piri and her people several times. One of the waterfalls is this one:
Another waterfall is this larger one:
A third waterfall is this one, coming from a branch off the river above:
The two waterfalls I liked best deserve more than one photo each. The next to the largest fall is this one, shown in several closely related photos:
Just to the right in the photo below is the beginning of a well-hidden cave:
But the main waterfall is the one where for a long time it was said Piri's soul resided, where she showed herself as a nymph to the seeker who is persistent and is judged trustworthy by her.
We saw a companion to this view on the previous page. Now let's follow this fall into the canyon below:
Coming down alongside the falls one can see a tributary fall. We are now in the place where one gets sprayed on:
Once away from the direct impact zone, the water runs off in three directions, we will now follow each direction separately, starting with the one directly below the fall moving down in this picture, then moving to the side channel through the greenery, then moving to the main flow against the rock, below:
The river resumes at the bottom of these falls, with each of the three flow directions noted above feeding back into this river channel:
The first and second paths flow into the river next to each other:
It is the flow-path against the rock that provides the most impressive views:
These falls are the highlight of my whole trip, when it comes to visual impressions. However, there is much more coming up that is both pleasant to look at and important to my story.
To see the park that now allows peaceful strolls and meditations in the presence of these gorgeous falls, and to see some part of a cave important to Piri, see the next page.
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