Yoga and Meditation Retreats in
Mexico
with Charles MacInerney
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The Waterfalls
of Yelapa
 At
left, Los Naranjos Retreat Center has its own, spring
fed waterfall, coming down from the mountains. The pool
into which it falls is about 7 feet deep and great for
swimming or just hanging out. Behind the photographer
the water cascades another 30 feet into the valley where
the retreat center is located.
This private waterfall and pool is for
the exclusive use of our retreat participants.
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 The
village waterfall is easy to find. Ask any of the locals
and they are happy to point the way. Once on the path
you follow upstream, past the rose-wood factory, through
the narrow valley, and past papaya, lime and other tropical
fruit trees growing wild.
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 Above,
Karen, Kevin, Jim and Tierno pause to admire the scenery, half
way to the waterfall. Steve is
seen at left, perched high above the pool at the base of the
falls. A steady cold and wet wind from evaporation provides
a natural air conditioner for visitors. |
Roni and Michele stake out a table
next to the falls and are still there when the
rest of the group leaves.
Meanwhile (below left)
Ellen and Kevin set out to cross to the other side,
below the falls in order to gain access to the pool
at the base of the waterfall!
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 Here
there is a steady wind caused by the evaporation, and the temperature
drops 15-20 degrees. The pool is deep enough to swim in, the
water is refreshingly cool, and the waterfall provides free
massages and never gets tired.
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 The
water in the pool, seen behind Ellen (at right) is cold, but
participants often take the plunge.
Standing beneath the 70 foot
falls provides a natural massage.
For the more adventurous, a 20 minute hike on
jungle trails leads up above the village waterfall.
Seen below, three participants from the November
2002 retreat swim in their very own private little paradise.
Laying in the waterr, resting on the natural lip of the waterfall
they are afforded a spectacular view to the left of the bay,
and the mountains on either side. This is Charles favorite
place in Yelapa.
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 For
more photo's of waterfalls taken from the exursion up river
to the high waterfalls on the river, click
here.
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