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Kioskos (Ciales)

International > N America > Puerto Rico > zzz - minor crags

Description

A cave and various neighboring walls accessed by parking at the kiosks at Paseo Lineal Corretjer. The cave is shady and stays mostly dry on rainy days. The Curiosity Wall and the Food Truck Wall are best from May to September due to the sun angle; however, some of the routes on the sides are shaded either in the morning or in the afternoon. The base of each wall is forested and always has shade.

Getting There

Park at the kiosks at Paseo Lineal Corretjer:

18.354458, -66.469802

https://goo.gl/maps/4y4ETyNGKyodL5Gw5

Walk through the gap between the food truck and the kiosk next to it. Be courteous, as there are people working in there. Turn left and a few steps later you'll be next to the seating area that's behind the kiosks.

Walk forward to be in line with the seating area and you'll see a set of steps descending the hillside. Take it slow and analyze your steps carefully; don't trip on vines. This steep tricky section is very short. It leads to the start of a forested flat section, equally short. Head to the right towards the stones and you'll pick up the trail. After tracing along the top edge of the Curiosity Wall, the trail continues onward and down the west side of the rock.

The trail splits here, and if you continue down the side of the rock it will very quickly place you at the bottom of the Curiosity Wall. If you take the other trail, you'll soon find yourself at the base of the Food Truck Wall. Continuing further on the trail leads to the cave sector. 

⚠️ The initial drop in is steep and tricky! Take it one step at a time! ⚠️

⚠️ Pay attention when you're walking along the edge of the wall! ⚠️

⚠️ The section that takes you to the bottom is quite tricky too. ⚠️

Here are two maps of the trail:

https://www.mountainproject.com/photo/126085399

https://www.mountainproject.com/photo/126108699

Still unsure? If the leftmost kiosk is open, the gentleman working in there will be happy to point you to the start of the trail if you say hi and ask.

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Food truck that the wall is named after.  Two steep starts to the trail begin at either end of the truck then join fifty feet down.  The cliff base is 200 feet down the hill.
[Hide Photo] Food truck that the wall is named after. Two steep starts to the trail begin at either end of the truck then join fifty feet down. The cliff base is 200 feet down the hill.
Nico climbing through the unique feature of this route
[Hide Photo] Nico climbing through the unique feature of this route
Andrea verifying the line before it got bolted
[Hide Photo] Andrea verifying the line before it got bolted
Ivan entering the top half of the route
[Hide Photo] Ivan entering the top half of the route
Four bolts of 25 degree overhang lead to the very top corner of the rock
[Hide Photo] Four bolts of 25 degree overhang lead to the very top corner of the rock
Seba stretching for a pocket
[Hide Photo] Seba stretching for a pocket
Diego Garcia climbing on La Tocineta Picante. Photo by Mariely Bonilla.
[Hide Photo] Diego Garcia climbing on La Tocineta Picante. Photo by Mariely Bonilla.
Seba mantling the crux on Pareja plástica
[Hide Photo] Seba mantling the crux on Pareja plástica
Seba exploring the overhang on Empanao before bolting it
[Hide Photo] Seba exploring the overhang on Empanao before bolting it
Meghan resting before a traverse right to start the first crux section of Modongo.
[Hide Photo] Meghan resting before a traverse right to start the first crux section of Modongo.
The approach trails
[Hide Photo] The approach trails
Crag locations and the approach trails
[Hide Photo] Crag locations and the approach trails

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Belay Dre
Puerto Rico
[Hide Comment] The Kioskos area is quite nice and has varied climbing styles but as a tourist its only worth going to the cave to do Tocineta Picante. As a tourist if you can’t climb 5.12 go twice to Caliche before coming here. We are trying to find more accesible lines but it won’t ever be as good as Caliche, but still worthy of bolting it. Jan 21, 2025