2016-09-04 & 8 Saltos del Lajo

Saltos del Laja

Saltos del Laja

Saltos del Laja are a set of waterfalls on the Laja river. Together they are around 450 m wide, though access to the western falls is somewhat restricted – the western bank of the falls is owned by a hotel so only guests can get there.

 

 

 

Saltos del Laja, evening light

Saltos del Laja, evening light

We arrived on Sunday evening at sunset 7:30. We were surprised to find the narrow path to the falls was wall-to wall market stalls and thronging with people. We rushed past, eager to get the last of the light on the falls. And the falls were very nice. By the time we left it was too dark to photograph the bustle at the stalls, but we planned to return on our way back to get some photos in the daylight.

In the morning we started before dawn by melting the ice from the car windshield and pottered down to the falls. They had locked the gate to the track, but we found a way through and enjoyed the dawn light on the water. After an hour or so pottering around taking photos in the cold (it gets hard to adjust the camera when you lose feeling in your frozen finger tips) we headed south towards Pucon.

Saltos del Laja; the path to the falls is fringed by small market stalls

Saltos del Laja; the path to the falls is fringed by small market stalls

We dropped back to Saltos del Laja on our return trip to discover the stalls were mostly closed and only a few people around. Maybe the crowds were a Sunday evening thing. Still, it was a lovely place to munch lunch and enjoy the different light to our previous post-sunset and pre-dawn sessions.

More photos: https://goo.gl/photos/PpykrfW3BQ4tqpk37

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