There are those who yearn for and are glad for even a small part of the whole. Another pleasant part of our hike was the general attitude of the community to the preservation of wildlife. Our encounter with a cocorite back, identified by Coro, was a remarkable one because of the way Bird and Chinman treated the reptile as it remained stationary on the track. After observing its beautiful body for a while they actually helped it to make its way down to the water. The first thing you notice as you reach the Gran Curacaye fall is the remarkable terrain of the location.
Stalactites form an impressive backdrop along the left side of the fall.
This makes up for the lack of volume of water flowing over its surface at this time. The pool is small but there is ample space on the flat surface of the foreground stone for relaxing and just simply 'hanging out'. Looking up the steep hillside on the right, a further treat awaited us. Bird and Chinman introduced us to an impressive two-chamber bat cave visible from our position below. After a short steep climb, the walk-in entrance, decorated with numerous stalactites introduced us to a mass exit of bats, disturbed by our appearance within their domain.