Yumbilla falls

The Yumbilla is approximately 870 meters in three stages, one of the highest waterfalls in the world. It only leads to the rainy season and is located in the district Cuispes in the province Bongará in the Peruvian Amazon region.

The approximate height of the waterfall was announced on 10 June 2007 a ​​report by the newspaper El Comercio by the Instituto Nacional del Perú Geográfico ( ING ). Thus, it would constitute the third-highest known waterfall in the world and displace a few miles south waterfall Gocta in fourth place.

The residents of the area was the waterfall has long been known, but its importance and its dimensions were not known until 2007. It is now working on access routes for visitors.