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Gocta Waterfall

A towering, two-tiered cataract in the Amazonas region of Peru, recognized as one of the world's tallest at 771 meters (2,530 ft).

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Why was TLC so against chasing waterfalls, anyway? Maybe they’d never seen Las Cataratas de Gocta, one of the tallest known waterfalls in the world. At 2,530 feet tall, you’ll get pretty out of breath chasing these ones, but it is worth the hunt. Deep in the Amazonas region, you’ll have to go on a six-hour trek to get to the basin of the waterfalls, an area that might be the greenest you ever lay eyes on. Keep an eye (or an ear) out for Howler monkeys. Their loud and unmistakable growls are what gave Gocta its name.

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