La Sierra de San Juan Cosal&aacute;, en la costa norte del lago Chapala, est&aacute; llena de senderos y clientes habituales que practican senderismo.
Una de las caminatas m&aacute;s populares para los ajijitecos es la corta excursi&oacute;n a El Tepalo, que es una caminata moderada a lo largo del fondo de un arroyo. No tiene agua en la estaci&oacute;n seca y se convierte en una serie de cascadas durante la temporada de lluvias (junio a septiembre).
El mejor momento para ir es dos o tres d&iacute;as despu&eacute;s de una fuerte lluvia, cuando el agua reciente todav&iacute;a fluye por el arroyo, que cruza varias veces el sendero. Si han pasado algunos d&iacute;as desde que llovi&oacute; mucho, es probable que no se encuentre con agua (o cascadas) en absoluto. Todav&iacute;a es una gran caminata.
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La caminata contin&uacute;a hacia el norte, pasando el marcador en el mapa, hasta un par de cascadas m&aacute;s que existen m&aacute;s arriba en la monta&ntilde;a.
Esta zona est&aacute; actualmente amenazada de destrucci&oacute;n. <a href="https://www.chapala.com/webboard/index.php?/topic/80764-petition-to-stop-the-building-of-apartment-complexes-on-the-mountain-of-tepalo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">si un potencial complejo de viviendas</a> se construye aqu&iacute;.
Mire este video de c&oacute;mo es hacer senderismo en El Tepalo despu&eacute;s de una tormenta reciente.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0UAh5I4gTY

Caminata a las Casadas de El Tepalo

Hikers sit at a lookout created by one of the waterfalls at El Tepalo.

The Sierra de San Juan Cosalá on the north shore of Lake Chapala is lined with trails and regulars who go hiking.
One of the most popular hikes for Ajijitecos is the short jaunt to El Tepalo, which is a moderate hike along the bottom of a creek bed. It&#8217;s waterless in the dry season and turns into a series of waterfalls during the rainy season (June to September).
The best time to go is two or three days after a heavy rain when the recent water still flows through the creek, which crosses the hiking path several times. If it&#8217;s been a few days since a good rain, you likely won&#8217;t run into any water (or waterfalls) at all. It still makes for a great hike.
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The hike continues north past the marker in the map to a couple other waterfalls that exist higher up the mountain.
This area is currently threatened with destruction <a href="https://www.chapala.com/webboard/index.php?/topic/80764-petition-to-stop-the-building-of-apartment-complexes-on-the-mountain-of-tepalo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">if a potential housing complex</a> is built here.
Check out this video of what it&#8217;s like to go hiking at El Tepalo after a recent rainstorm.
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