Yumbilla waterfall 3 times as high as the Eiffel Tower discovered near Chachapoyas


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May 3rd 2012
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At 573 meters and with the most volume of water in this zone, this one is higher than any of the continental USA
Proposed trip to Northern (tropical Andes) Peru



In 2007 a gigantic waterfall was discovered in Peru’s Dept. of Amazonas. This was officially measured to be 895 meters high, 17 times as high as Niagara Falls, or about 3 times as high as the Eiffel Tower.



Charles Motley has been working in this zone to benefit the natives, building lodges for the villages near some of America’s best ruins for 25 years. When the Yumbilla waterfall was discovered, a village asked Charles to develop a sustainable tourist infrastructure to give them an incentive to preserve their ecology. On investigation of many waterfalls, a decision was made to create perhaps “the world’s best ecological trek” to not only access it, but many others, 4 being as high as any of the continental USA. This trek follows a narrow ledge with cliffs soaring 1000 feet above and below, with the waterfalls crashing on it and falling below. This ledge is covered in a Pristine Amazon Forest (uncut forests are rare in the Amazon). The ledge also has 5 exotic endangered species including the world’s most exotic bird, the world’s most endangered primate, and an owl the size of
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This is Peru's tallest at 895 m compared with Gocta's 771 m that claims to be the world's 3rd tallest.
a wren. We are planting thousands of feeding trees & plants to feed these species.



This trip will be partially a volunteer program creating your best legacy and doing something worthwhile. Perhaps the other half of your trip will be seeing some of the world’s most spectacular geography and archaeology. The village of 500 is the most friendly and honest people you will ever know. You can stay as long as you want, but 2-week minimum.



The trip will be more affordable than most you have done. You do not have to pay in advance but rather purchase your own flights with our help. My R/T ticket was $642 to Ecuador where I will travel overland to the project. You will pay village workers and work with them at a rate of $8 per day, doing such projects as building thatch rest areas along the trial in scenic spots to wait out brief showers. Meals and room in our village will cost you about $8 per day, in a “not bad room” hot showers, etc. Horses are available for exploring other things around this zone for about $8 per day (same as a villager). Other expenses will be outside or our zone such as going cross-country by bus, getting transportation to other sites, restaurants & hotel outside of our project. However these are very affordable compared to here. Often I enjoy going to a really 5 star hotel or restaurant that we wouldn’t want to afford here. To our east is the world’s greatest rainforest and to the west is a valley with an Egyptian like culture on a Nile type river with 120 pyramids or mounds, containing the richest gold-filled tombs and ruins.



This trip is suitable for families so children can even teach English in the public schools. Speaking Spanish isn’t a necessity. A fantastic feature of this zone is being located in a mild 7500-foot altitude and next to the equator, so the hottest day is 80f and the coldest is 60f, and no poisonous creatures and few mosquitoes at this altitude. Life here is like that of America about 100 years ago with all villagers being self sustaining farmers, just like our pioneers, or for those of us raised on a farm. It is as comfortable as an old shoe.


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Chenata Waterfall

This is a bit over 500 m high, but the most beautiful waterfall of the zone with its wide bottom and golden sandstone. Note size of person in photo.
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lookout rest area

This built on a huge stone just off the trail. It has the best panoramic view ever of the cliff face and waterfalls. Built 2011 by our volunteers.
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Making the trail

Huge stones were quarried and split like slices of bread with chisels, loaded on oxen sled and taken to site.
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Inca style trail

In areas where it is muddy, these one ton stones were used to make a dry path.
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Pristine Amazon Forest

Typical along our eco-trek
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mummy

We "discoved" 2 a couple years ago. Last year the villagers found 7 more that we didn't have time to see,
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mummy wrapping

Not bad for over 500 years old.
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our tree nursery

We are planting over 10,000 feeding trees around our project to create a food chain for the endangered species.


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