So, with one failed attempt to get to Hierve El Agua we have finally figured it out and it was worth all stress to get here. We initially planned to arrange a tour with the hostel but after being told it was rubbish and do it independently we went for that approach instead but we had to use our heads which was hard work and hurt.

1st instruction- find the bus stop... After standing at four different bus stops shouting our destination "MITLA???!" at every bus driver with a miserable negative shake of the head as a response we realised we were standing in the right place the first time round, of course!!

2nd instruction- Get to Mitla...guessing from being sent to the bus stop we were looking for a bus, but no, how wrong we were, a collectivo (taxi) where just anyone gets in, same idea as a bus (randoms get it) but it's a car that's you would think seats five but seven is fine in their book, as long as the door will close.

3rd instruction- from Mitla catch a 4X4 to Hierve El Agua and we nailed this part straight away. You hop in the back of an open back 4X4 and hold on and off you go. We had an old chap (with a self made drivers sleeve) drive us there who politely tried to have a conversation with us but no such luck, again language barrier is really irritating. He sat there bleared out his Mexican tunes and waved and 'hola'ed' at every single person that went by.

We met three people from our same hostel there, one of them a guy named Jamie that never ever wore shoes and hugged trees. I can't remember the others names but we hung out with them for the day.

The 40 minute drive from Mitla up through the mountains to Hierve El Agua was absolutely stunning, I'm unsure of the elevation but it was high, I know this as my ears popped! :) The is 4X4 ride was worth the $40 peso for the journey alone.

First glimpse of Hierve El Aqua and it is incredible.

Hierve El Agua is a set of natural rock formations and resembles cascades of water, it's located about 70 km east from our hostel in Oaxaca, with a narrow, winding unpaved road leading up to the top. The site consists of two rock shelves (looking like infinity pools) or cliffs which rise between 50-90 metres from the valley below, from which extend nearly white rock formations which look like waterfalls. Hierve El Agua contains two large artificial pools for swimming as well as a number of small natural pools. One of the artificial pools is very near the edge of the cliff.