Outside Mexico City is the beautiful resort of Cuenavaca. Paco and I joined family and friends for picnicking, swimming, and relaxation. Throughout the resort-like park are waterfalls, pools and canals for wading or swimming under trelasses of beautiful Bougainvillea draping overhead.
It was here that some Aculpulcan cliff divers were training during the off-season. After enjoying a couple of beers after our late lunch, I decided to try diving from the 25-foot diving board. As I climbed up the ladder with professional cliff divers trailing behind me, I walked out on the board and was panicked as I look down at the small round pool below. I sat down on the board and crawled back. Two of the cliff divers urged me on to complete my mission, to dive into the pool waiting for me far below. They followed me out to the edge of the board and instructed me to sit down on the edge of the board. I could hear them snickering behind me as one of them directly behind me told me all I had to do was to lean forward and fall feet first. It was then I felt a hand on my back push me off the edge of the board. As I fell feet first through the air I knew this was either going to be my last moments alive, or I was going to be crippled for the rest of my life. When I felt the soles of my feet hit the hard surface of the water and was submerged in splashing water and bubbles rising all around me, I knew the worse was over. When I came back up to the surface of the water I heard applauding hands from the crowd of people who were standing around me as in gasped for air and quickly swam over to the edge of the pool. That was an experience I will never forget nor want to ever repeat again.
Below I have added pictures that best describes the beauty of Cuenavaca and the Palace of Cortez.
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| Waterfalls & Streams |
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| Garden Pools |
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| Patios & Pools |
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| Winding Streams |
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| Palace of Cortez |
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