POO POO FALLS

       In a previous post titled “A Day at the Park” I wrote about the Cupatitzio River, which is said to bubble up from an underground aquifur at the exact spot where God won in a battle against the devil. Well, as we found out today, there's irony in this myth which I shall share with you now. God may have won at the beginning of the river, but the Devil appears to have won at the end.

       We rode on horseback down a mountain side into a beautiful valley, in search of a famous waterfall that cascades down 150 feet. The falls mark the end of God’s great river, after it has exited the park and winds its way through Uruapan, washing the city of all its sins and carrying along with it raw sewage, garbage, dead dogs and other untreated waste. When we reached the bottom of the waterfall, the spray enshrouded us with the smell of poop.  We were so overwhelmed with the natural beauty juxtaposing the sheer stench of it all. Needless to say we didn't stay long. Now we fondly refer to this place as “Poo Poo Falls”.

        On the bright side, I'm told the city is building a filtration system at the top of the falls to “improve the experience” for those who stand at the bottom. I'm here to tell you the experience could stand improvement. When the project is complete and the water has been cleansed of its evils, then God’s gorgeous river will look and smell holy once more.