Beyond the Drop: A Short Film From the Five Falls of Chiapas' Rio Tulija Mark Anders - Canoe & Kayak
go to original June 18, 2013

Six pro kayakers from around the world meet up in the rainforests of Southern Mexico to run the Rio Tulijá. Also known as the Agua Azul, the river features impossibly blue water and a series of five large waterfalls. (TevaVideos)

In March, Rafa Ortiz led an international team deep into the rainforests of his native Mexico to crack the Five Falls of the Rio Tulijá, one of the most-complex waterfall combinations on earth. Though the popular tourist site known as Agua Azul lies nearby, these five falls are hidden deep within the Lacandon Jungle, on a half-mile stretch of river that drops a dizzying 1,000 feet.

“There’s only two ways to get there, paddling through all these turquoise blue channels or hiking through Zapatista rebel land,” explains Ortiz. “It was really cool to see the faces of the Zapatistas because they don’t often see guys coming there with kayaks and running the waterfalls in their backyard.”

See the extended flipbook photo essay that goes inside the making of Teva and River Roots‘ new short film, ‘BEYOND THE DROP,’ documenting an international team’s descent of the Five Falls of Mexico’s Rio Tulijá HERE

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