A visit to the waterfall El Velo de la Novia [ENG-SP]

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El Velo de La Novia, carretera Barinitas - Santo Domingo / Venezuela


The walk I share today was done last month. It was a quick stop along the way on our road trip to Mérida State.

We had been on the road for a few hours and had only stopped a couple of times for fuel. When we had already started to climb the mountains towards Mérida State on the road that connects Barinitas with the town of Santa Domingo, one of my friends suggested that we stop at a small parador next to the road that leads to a waterfall known as El Velo de la Novia (The Bride's Veil).

The Parador was under construction, however we were able to buy coffee and leave the cars there to visit the waterfall.

So after coffee, we took the trail that in a short walk leads to the waterfall.

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In a few minutes we found the creek that descends from the mountain. The path at this point passes under the road.

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And there begins the ascent along a path with steps in the middle of a tropical forest.

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The path goes along the stream coming down the mountain. It had a good flow of water even though the rainy season had not started.

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As we went up we found some stretches with small waterfalls.

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Until, at one point, we could see the waterfall.

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What do you say, it looks like a bridal veil? The waterfall is impressive. I didn't get too close because I didn't want to get my shoes wet, but I got close enough to have a great view of the waterfall.

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After a few photos, we started back down the way we had come up. We didn't want to take much longer as we still had a few hours on the road ahead of us to get to our final destination that day.

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When we got back to the area where we parked the cars, these bird nests hanging from one of the trees caught my attention. I wonder what species they are. Have you ever seen one like them?

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Thus ended my little walk to visit the waterfall El Velo de la Novia. If life ever takes you along the Barinitas - Santo Domingo road, don't hesitate to make that stop on the way to visit the waterfall.

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Una visita a la cascada El Velo de la Novia

El paseo que comparto hoy lo di el mes pasado. Fue una parada rápida en nuestro viaje por carretera al Estado Mérida.

Llevábamos varias horas de camino y sólo habíamos parado un par de veces para poner gasolina. Cuando ya habíamos comenzado a subir las montañas hacia el estado Mérida por la carretera que lleva de Barinitas a el pueblo de Santa Domingo, uno de mis amigos sugirió que nos detuviéramos en un pequeño parador junto a la carretera que conduce a una cascada conocida como El Velo de la Novia.

El Parador estaba en obras, sin embargo pudimos comprar café y dejar los coches allí para visitar la cascada.

Así que después del café, tomamos el sendero que en un corto paseo lleva a la cascada.

En pocos minutos encontramos el arroyo que desciende de la montaña. El sendero en este punto pasa por debajo de la carretera.

Y ahí comienza el ascenso por un sendero con escalones en medio de un bosque tropical.

El camino va a lo largo del arroyo que baja de la montaña. Tenía un buen caudal de agua a pesar de que la temporada de lluvias no había comenzado.

A medida íbamos subiendo encontramos algunas tramos con pequeñas cascadas.

Hasta que, en un momento dado, pudimos ver la cascada.

¿Qué dices, te parece un velo de novia? La cascada es impresionante. No me acerqué demasiado porque no quería mojarme los zapatos, pero me acerqué lo suficiente para tener una gran vista de la cascada.

Después de unas cuantas fotos, empezamos a bajar por donde habíamos subido. No queríamos tardar mucho más, ya que aún nos quedaban unas cuantas horas de carretera para llegar a nuestro destino final ese día.

Cuando volvimos a la zona donde habíamos estacionado los carros, me llamaron la atención estos nidos de pájaros que colgaban de uno de los árboles. Me pregunto de qué especie serán. ¿Han visto alguna vez uno igual?

Así terminó mi pequeño paseo para visitar la cascada El Velo de la Novia. Si alguna vez la vida te lleva por la carretera Barinitas - Santo Domingo, no dudes en hacer ese alto en el camino para visitar la cascada, vale la pena.

This is my post for this week's #wednesdaywalk challenge hosted by @tattoodjay

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May 28, 2025

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I bet that water was cold Super Eli!

As for the bird nests ... well you got me researching ...

They are Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma), a bird species found in Central America.

The nests are large, hanging, basket-like structures, often built in colonies in tall trees, and are woven from leaves and can be oval-shaped.

Montezuma oropendolas often build their nests near water or hanging over it, likely for protection from predators.
These birds are omnivorous, foraging for insects, small vertebrates, nectar, and fruits.

There we go, thank you Gemini!

How noisy was it, I love the sound of running water. I am glad you had such a great time Super Eli 💙

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Hola, Super Ed!

You never disappoint querido, thanks for that wee research 💙💙

The sound of the waterfall was incredible ,too bad I can't post pics on live mode here for you to hear. I too love the sound of falling water, it is so relaxing to me.

And yes, I guess the water was quite cold since that waterfall must have originated in the Andean mountains.

Have a wonderful day! 😘

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too bad I can't post pics on live mode here for you to hear.

Maybe a wee video Super Eli!

The research was fun, but all it comprised was a doing a goggle lens on the pic and then asking gemini about the birds!

Have fun and enjoy your Thursday 💙

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Somehow it looks like a bridal veil. Beautiful in white. 😁. Those bird nests. I haven't seen one before.

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I think the same, if it looks like a long white veil.
Have a great day or night 🤗

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Such a wonderful walk with the beautiful view on the way. The falls really is awesome, it'e amazing how wonderful this creation on Earth. They are really a beautiful gift to humans no, and 5o be able to see them and even feel the cold water coming from it is like the best gift. Even me enjoy your virtual tour 🥰💃

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I like that you have enjoyed the virtual tour. And I hope you are fine Rufa 🤗

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what a beautiful area and love the waterfalls there is something about waterfalls that I find so refreshing and calming

Thanks for joining the Wednesday Walk
Have a great day

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I also think that the sound of the waterfalls is calming.
My pleasure to join the WednesdayWalk. Cheers!

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👍🙂👍

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Beautiful cooling walk with all the water around! That waterfall indeed looks like a bridal veil, Eli.
Those bird nests remind me of weavers nests, but they're a different shape, so I can't tell.

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I also think it does look like a bridal veil, Lizzie :)

Our dear Tengo, Super Ed!! has unveiled the mystery of the birds and found that they are called Montezuma Oropendola.

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Hello dear friend @coquicoin, good morning.

Your friend's suggestion to stop at this beautiful, natural inn is excellent. The view there is gorgeous.

It must have been exciting to be there in front of the beautiful waterfall.

Beautiful shots. Thank you for sharing these beautiful images of this beautiful place.

Have a wonderful day.

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Indeed is a beautiful place. Thank you, my friend for stopping by!

Feliz día!

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Wow your adventures are so much fun. What a lovely waterfall. I've visited a few in my lifetime yet I feel like I have not visited much. 😆 Reading about outdoor adventures truly fascinates me. Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience. An advance happy weekend...


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Hola amiga @coquicoin 😉✌️, yo conozco una cascada que se llama igual también queda en Mérida o hacia la vía de Mérida, pero no es esa la que yo conozco a menos que haya cambiado, yo fui hace años y no la recuerdo asi.

También hay muchas cascadas que las llaman asi 😁😆.

Por cierto los nidos son del pajaro arrendajo, se han adaptado a casi todos los climas.

Me encantó verte, te ves muy guapa 😉❤️

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Que hermoso paisaje natural realmente extraordinario

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