Siete Tazas
Bridal Vail Falls
The long road into the Park
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A three hour motorcycle ride south of Santiago, and an hour east of the town of Molina, is the location of Parque Nacional Siete Tazas. “Siete Tazas” translates to “Seven Cups”. Siete Tazas is a series of waterfalls created by the Rio Claro over thousands of millions of years and comes down from the Andes Mountains forming seven consecutive falls and pools in a narrow gorge.
After the earthquake of Feb. 27, 2010 these falls mysteriously dried up. The earthquake had diverted the water and allowed the water to empty into an underground aquifer.
Fearing the loss of such a natural wonder and tourist attraction, some locals took it upon themselves to repair the breaks in the ground that had diverted the water. Now, almost a year later, the pools are full once again and back to normal.
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