Gocta Waterfall

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Gocta Waterfall is a spectacular, multi-tiered cascade in northern Peru renowned as one of the world’s tallest waterfalls and a major ecotourism attraction.

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Gocta waterfall 2
Gocta Waterfall canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf tourist attraction ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ
bestVisitSeason dry season ⓘ
climate humid subtropical to tropical montane ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
discoveredForWorld 2002 ⓘ
distanceFromChachapoyas about 40–50 km by road ⓘ
elevationAtBase around 1800 m above sea level ⓘ
elevationAtTop around 2500 m above sea level ⓘ
flowsInto tributaries of the Marañón River ⓘ
hasAccess hiking trail from Cocachimba ⓘ
hiking trail from San Pablo ⓘ
hasLegend myth of a mermaid guarding the falls ⓘ
hasNumberOfDrops 2 ⓘ
hasType plunge waterfall ⓘ
tiered waterfall ⓘ
height approximately 771 m ⓘ
heightRanking among the tallest waterfalls in the world ⓘ
knownFor ecotourism ⓘ
multi-tiered cascade ⓘ
scenic beauty ⓘ
languageRegion Spanish ⓘ
localIndigenousCulture Chachapoya ⓘ
linked to: Chachapoya culture
locatedIn Amazonas Region ⓘ
Chachapoyas Province ⓘ
Valera District ⓘ
locatedNear Cocachimba ⓘ
San Pablo ⓘ
mainActivities birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
municipalJurisdiction Valera ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Kuelap archaeological site ⓘ
nearbyCity Chachapoyas ⓘ
openedToTourism 2006 ⓘ
photoOpportunity viewpoints along access trails ⓘ
promotedBy regional tourism authorities of Amazonas ⓘ
regionType cloud forest ⓘ
safetyConsideration steep and muddy trails in rainy season ⓘ
surveyedBy Stefan Ziemendorff ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
trailLengthFromCocachimba about 5–6 km one way ⓘ
watercourse Cocahuayco River ⓘ
waterSource Andean rainfall ⓘ

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Amazonas Region (Peru) → contains → Gocta Waterfall ⓘ
Amazonas Region → hasTouristAttraction → Gocta waterfall ⓘ
linked to: Gocta Waterfall
Chachapoyas → nearbyAttraction → Gocta waterfall ⓘ
linked to: Gocta Waterfall