Cocorná
River
This river
is only at 1:30 hs from Medellin towards south east. It was the first river of
my trip around Colombia and I have to tell that after waiting 3 day in Medellin
at Casa Kiwi Hostel and one night under the Calderas Bridge, I was avid to get
in the water. Next morning the van with the boats shows up. I was so stout.
Then Jules
Domine, Todd Wells, Fanfan Cha, Jean Rigole, Michael Hyla and I drove to the
put in.
Very hot
day! I still wear my semidry Peak UK jacket because after many hours is good to
have a proper gear.
This is grandiose view from the upper section
of Cocorná River, still waiting to be done one day
We paddle from the bridge down.
After one
hour the river comes to a 14 m. drop with a very small pool 50-50 % maybe
runnable at the perfect level. Unfortunately no one took photos.
This river
requires a lot of scouting.
Well, After 3:30 hours of very nice boating we had a snack and get calories to burn them on the next 50 minutes hiking to where Carlos was waiting for us.
This River can change very quickly and even if you see a clear sky, considering that would have been possible to paddle this section with a bit more of water.
Text: Fabian A. Bonanno
