点评:We had a fantastic day hiking through the magnificent tropical forest to the top of El Yunque, then after coming down most of the way, we bifurcated onto another trail for a dip in the pool at the base of the beautiful waterfall. Doing both in a day makes for a full day’s hike. On the way out we stopped about 2/3 of the way up El Yunque at a kind of forest cabin with a fantastic view to fill up on a whole range of delicious fresh fruit and drink coconut water. The views from the top were fantastic but much more than that were the fascinating insights into the flora, fauna, and history of the region by Alexey who is a really outstanding guide (alexey79.rame@nauta.cu, +(53)54187264 on whatsapp)). El Yunque is about an hour’s drive from Baracoa. Alexey organises the driver and car (we had a somewhat battered classic from 1957 if I remember rightly) to pick you up at your casa in Baracoa all at very competitive rates. I did three hikes with him and could see that he always does his utmost to be helpful and give you the best possible experience but knows when to let you . I saw some people trying to hike El Yunque in beach shoes but they made really slow progress and I certainly wouldn’t recommend it because of patches of mud and rocks – better to wear at least trainers. If you do the hike it would probably be best to try to do it on a dry day. Rainfall probably impacts less the other trips in the magnificent Baracoa area (the Humboldt Park, El Yumuri, Rio Duaba, Rio Miel) simply because of the steepness of the slope on El Yunque. A memorable experience.
翻译:我们度过了美妙的一天,徒步穿越壮丽的热带森林到达 El Yunque 山顶,然后下山后,我们分道而行,来到另一条小路,在美丽的瀑布底部的池塘里畅游。一天内完成这两件事,就是一整天的徒步旅行。在离开的路上,我们在 El Yunque 山顶 2/3 处停在了一间森林小屋里,那里的景色非常美妙,我们可以在这里吃各种美味的新鲜水果,喝椰子水。山顶的景色非常美妙,但更重要的是,Alexey 对该地区植物群、动物群和历史的精彩见解,他是一位非常出色的导游(alexey79.rame@nauta.cu,Whatsapp 上的 +(53)54187264)。El Yunque 距离巴拉科阿约一小时车程。Alexey 安排了司机和汽车(如果我没记错的话,我们有一辆 1957 年的破旧经典车),以非常优惠的价格在巴拉科阿的家接您。我和他一起徒步了三次,可以看出他总是尽最大努力提供帮助,让你获得最佳体验,但知道何时让你。我看到一些人穿着沙滩鞋徒步 El Yunque,但他们进展非常缓慢,我当然不会推荐这样做,因为那里有泥土和岩石 - 最好至少穿运动鞋。如果你要徒步旅行,最好在干燥的日子进行。降雨可能对壮丽的巴拉科阿地区(洪堡公园、El Yumuri、Rio Duaba、Rio Miel)的其他旅行影响较小,仅仅是因为 El Yunque 的斜坡很陡峭。一次难忘的经历。