Driving Over The Cuale River! My Jorullo Bridge Adventure! 🇲🇽

In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, buried within the mountain range of Sierra Madre Occidental, there is a suspension bridge that spans nearly 500 feet over the Cuale River. My Dad booked a tour there so me and my family could ride over the river!

When we were being driven up to the tour spot, we saw big mountains covered in thick greenery. From where I live, I can see these mountains everyday from my bedroom window. The thing is they’re so far away they look like faded blue shadows, looming over buildings. However, once we went inside the mountain range the day of our trip, these bright green plant-covered mountains really got their time to shine! You could’ve mistaken the mountains for oversized broccoli, as that’s how packed together the greenery was!

There was a little town up there where I saw homes and buildings not much bigger than two stories, if bigger at all. People stared at us as we drove by. I started to wonder what it would be like to live in a small village in the mountains.

We got to the ATV grounds, where everyone was given a bandana and some gear for the vehicle trek ahead. This gear was a helmet and goggles, as this was so we didn’t get dust or water in our faces. It was a bumby, splashy, enjoyable ride!

After about maybe 30 minutes of driving, we reached the Jorullo Bridge, the suspension bridge that spanned over the Cuale River! As we drove on it, I saw huge spiders of colors like red and green, who had made their homes at the entrance of the bridge!

Once we drove across the bridge, all ATV’s parked nearby and everyone was able to go back onto the bridge to walk on it and look down at the rushing river. Looking back, I realized the water was more green than blue. There were huge rocks in the river that poked through the water, and if I looked a bit north there was a tiny waterfall. It was a beautiful (and loud) site.

We then drove down by the edge of the river, where we were supposed to be able to go in it, but the water was too rough, so we couldn’t.

We then drove to a hangout/rest area, where there were bathrooms, benches, and hammocks. I got to lay in a hammock for the first time! There was a peculiar thorny tree near the benches, and I remembered seeing trees like this one from around the mountain in other places. I wanted to touch it to see if it was really thorny or was it softer than it looked. That thing felt spikey as heck. It was like putting my hand on a bunch of thick sewing needles! Don’t underestimate those tiny daggers!

We ended the adventure eating at the tour company’s restaurant up in the mountains, which was fun.

That day was amazing. I was thankful to my Dad for allowing us to go on this tour. As we left back for home, I saw some of the kids from the village in the mountains had on bathing suits and were playing in the river, having their own fun.

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