Today we realized that after yesterday’s unsuccessful visit to the ruins of Tenam Puente, we have just finished our World of the Maya expedition. In a day or two we are about to leave Chiapas and head north to the border with the United States. During this trip, we visited 24 Maya archaeological sites and witnessed how the descendants of the ancient Maya live today. We learned a lot about Mesoamerica and the Maya culture. We have spent in total 47 days on the road during this expedition so far, traveling in three countries. Unfortunately, due to coronavirus pandemic and closed borders we had to change plans and go back home much earlier. Today, USA joined many other countries locking its border. Traveling around the world has become impossible.

Even that the official part of the expedition was ended we have plans to see some more interesting places in Mexico on the way back home. Right before sunset, we arrived at Cascada El Aguacero, another waterfall, this time deep in the canyon.

To reach the waterfall, you need to go down 724 steps to the canyon. It is about 40 floors down and 40 floors up to go back, walking in the heat of 32 °C/ 90 °F. The difference in elevation is over 700 meters/ 2300 ft. It is a deep canyon with a slowly flowing stream at the bottom. The waterfall itself is not that impressive, but the whole experience is worth the trouble. Sandy ground, vertical canyon wall, and in addition, there are fish in the river that eat the dead skin from the feet. It is a kind of river pedicure with a beautiful view.

From Aguacero we drove directly to the Pacific. At the ocean level, the sky was hazy and the air temperature was reaching 41 °C/ 107 °F. For a night, we stopped at Los Angeles campsite in Zapolite.