Cataratas de Huancaya

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Cataratas de Huancaya are a series of turquoise, terraced waterfalls and pools in the high Andes of Peru, renowned for their scenic beauty and crystal-clear waters.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cataratas de Huancaya canonical 1
Cataratas de Vilca 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf natural landscape ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
waterfall system ⓘ
accessFromCity Lima ⓘ
administrativeProtection Peruvian national protected area system ⓘ
approximateAltitude over 3000 meters above sea level ⓘ
approximateTravelTimeFromLima about 7 to 8 hours by road ⓘ
bestVisitMonths May to September ⓘ
bestVisitSeason dry season ⓘ
climate cold highland climate ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
ecosystem Andean river ecosystem ⓘ
elevation high Andes ⓘ
formedBy fluvial erosion ⓘ
geologicalContext Andean geology ⓘ
hydrologicalCharacteristic series of small drops and pools ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
central highlands of Peru ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Huancaya District ⓘ
locatedInProvince Yauyos Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion Lima Region ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Huancaya village ⓘ
linked to: Huancaya

Laguna de Huallhua ⓘ
Vilca waterfalls ⓘ
nearSettlement Huancaya ⓘ
notableFeature cascading limestone steps ⓘ
crystal-clear water ⓘ
natural pools ⓘ
terraced waterfalls ⓘ
turquoise waters ⓘ
partOf Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos-Cochas ⓘ
popularActivity birdwatching ⓘ
boat rides ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus landscape reserve ⓘ
scenicReputation renowned for scenic beauty ⓘ
surroundedBy high Andean vegetation ⓘ
mountains ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
visualCharacteristic emerald and turquoise tones ⓘ
step-like cascades ⓘ
watercourse Río Cañete ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos-Cochas → hasWaterfall → Cataratas de Vilca ⓘ
linked to: Cataratas de Huancaya