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Hiking and rappel in the Salto del Tabaquillo
Salto del Tabaquillo










Salto del Tabaquillo










Salto del Tabaquillo










Salto del Tabaquillo










Salto del Tabaquillo










Salto del Tabaquillo










Salto del Tabaquillo
 
The trekking is carried out in the Salto del Tabaquillo, a cascade of water of 18 m of height that is overcoming the gulch of the stream The Mill during an hour and a half of intense walk.
 

For the voyage a vehicle of double traction is needed due to the dificultade of the land.

The voyage begins ascending for the hill of the Av. of the Sun, then the Av. of the Césares and then to continue for the Route 5 some meters until a poster that indicates the entrance to the Reservation Municipal Corner of the Paradise , should be entered until arriving at the house of the Guardaparque.

Before beginning the trekking we had the luck to enjoy the show that daily at eleven in the morning it is taken to end in the park, when Isolina Saldaña. National Guardaparque. gives him of eating to Moorish eagle and to group of wild foxes.

It is necessary to pay a lot of attention to the moment in that the eagle decides to lower to take the prey. meat. that Isolina leaves him on to source, since this type of birds develops to speed of 120 km/h , for what happens very speedy ace to be captured by the human eye.

While we awaited the moment we passed the time observing the sociable foxes that went for a walk between people and the Guardaparque took advantage to offer us a concientización chat on the care of the environment.

Suddenly, with the deployed wings the Moorish eagle said present, and in a fleeting flight the meat was taken. All the present are openmouthed, when seeing the sagacious look and the aerodynamic body of the bird that it was imposed from the heights to show their beauty.

 
Hiking

 

After this show that gave us the mother nature and Isolina. of course., we buy in the restaurant of the reservation the vianda that would officiate of lunch when we arrived to the cascade. In the restaurant besides the classic ham sandwiches and cheese, one can acquire tarts of greenness, pizzetas or sandwiches of Milanese. To drink, a mineral water bottle or a soda of 500 c.c. they are enough for the whole day.

Of there we left for a path toward the Stream The Mill where we begin the trekking.

To this walk it denominates it to him technique, because besides the inferior extremities the superiors are used in some sectors of the circuit, and their grade of difficulty is of the type three, because it demands a bigger effort to the habitual one. However, it doesn't possess age limit, whenever the person that makes it possesses a good physical state.

From the 1150 m .s.n.m. we ascend up to the 1480 in a total of 6 km crossing the mountain faldeo or piedemonte, for the banks of the stream.

The guides explain to us on the flora and fauna that crosses in the road. It is necessary to be careful with those" cortaderas" or" fox lines", kind of a pastizal that possesses on the sheets of their leaves a mountain that cuts us if we touch it.

Among the trees, they capture our exemplary attention of molles of drinking, a tree type that possesses a very hard wood and that gives a similar fruit to that of a lentil. It uses it to him to make a drink of high graduation alcoholic call it houses.

The trekking gets complicated. While we ascend, we have to demonstrate our ability and balance for not falling in the waters of the stream while we jump among the rocks. Then we meet with some stones of considerable height that we should climb. The important thing in these cases is to concentrate on each movement and to step where the guides indicate us to have a successful escalade.

We "go that it lacks little" the guide says, while one listens the "murmur" of the cascade that is falling.

Some few more meters and the effort throws its recompense. The Salto del Tabaquillo falls boisterously on a valley of ten diameter meters. To their surroundings they are some "tabaquillos" species, bushes color cinnamon in whose barks possess similar sheets to the leaf of tobacco.

The photographic takings take possession of the scene stops then to carry out the picnic to the vera of the cascade. After resting our senses in the wonderful natural environment we prepare to return. The objective is fulfilled.

 
Making rappel

 

That was the question when we were of return. made a lot that didn't practice that descent technique with ropes. The last time that had made it had been in the Natural Palaestra of Esquel. Taking advantage of the new invitation blunts the bad habit.

This activity is an excellent suitable alternative for the lovers of the big emotions. It consists on a descent for a vertical wall of more than 45 meters high. It fits to clarify that it is not necessary to have previous experience to carry out it.

The guide prepared the whole material, strings, harness, mosquetones, "ochos", and his knowledge to explain the best way to make the descent.

One of the guides explains to us "The main thing it is to be allowed to go back, open and right legs while we leave giving rope." The descent is of the type "top rop", and we have the support of security of the other guide which controls the rope.

As we lower a beautiful panoramic view of the whole valley of Conlara it is appreciated that surrounds Villa of Merlo.

Some jumps allowing to run the rope is good us to take trust and quickly to reach mainland. The slope is fascinating, the adrenaline is manifested in its pure state, but unfortunately everything finishes soon.

We continue the return trekking and finally we arrive where we had parked the vehicle. I finished the tired but at the same time very happy trip for the lived moments.

When arriving to the door of the hotel, I said goodbye grateful of the guides, since they are very cordial and pleasant and promising them some day to return to Merlo to share more adventures.

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