Pozo de los Humos
Pozo de los Humos is a waterfall on the river Uces. It is in the region of Arribes del Duero, in the northwestern Spanish province of Salamanca. The granite wall through which the waterfall flows has a free fall of fifty feet, reaching down to form a vapor cloud that rises all around. By the stream of Uces, the river forks, which results in another cascade on the right side called the Well of Cows. It is named according to legend because a chariot loaded with wheat, drawn by two cows was on its way to a nearby mill, but the chariot plunged into the river just where the waterfall falls, never being recovered!
Mr. Red and I decided to visit this place and were really lucky that it was sunny. We drank smoothies in the car as Red drove, and after around an hour, we saw a lovely little ‘pueblo’ (village). We drove down from Masueco; the starting point in Church Square, heading north, a few hundred meters where you have to opt for one of two directions that are shown by two separate wooden signs.
When we reached the end of the road for the car we began to make our way down a slope leading down to the river, called the ‘Roblea Masueco’. On this path, there is the cutest little stone house with 2 windows and a door that locks from the outside. I think it must have maybe been used for animals in the past.
Continuing down this walkway, we were able to overlook the massive canyon, called the Glen of Zarzalino. A few hundred yards down the Douro Uces you can see pretty flowers, oak, juniper, chestnut, olive trees, brambles, blackthorn, broom blonde, and lavender. There were some olive stones in the water on one side of the lake, which I thought was just so Spanish!
Animals such as wild boar, fox, partridge, griffon vulture, eagle and many small birds and rodents inhabit this area, according to the signs, but we just saw two birds flying together.
On the edge of Masueco a hundred yards downstream from the well, plunges a thousand feet brook called Cribera and another little stream known as the Blonde Palla. After 600 meters of this amazing landscape, you reach a fork in the road, which leads to an incredible bridge. Whilst this is a bit scary to walk to the end of, as there is a 500 meter drop, the view is definitely worth it!
After exploring the area for a little bit, Red found a little cove with a drink in it! I’m so grateful he found this, because as it was so hot I was thinking it might have been a good idea to get in the water! I am happy I didn’t now!
After relaxing in the sun for a while, we decided to make our way back to Salamanca. This was a really nice relaxing day trip.
