Catarata de Chinata

Cuispes / Pedro Ruiz / Chachapoyas, Amazonas Region, Peru

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Waterfall Safety and Common Sense

Catarata de Chinata was an impressive 580m waterfall plunging in three visible tiers then cascading further into the jungle.

In theory, we should’ve been able to get a pretty clean direct view of the waterfall after a relatively short but bit steep 30- to 45-minute uphill hike from the village of Cuispes.

Pomacochas_055_04242008 - Distant but full view of Catarata de Chinata from the road near Pedro Ruiz
Distant but full view of Catarata de Chinata from the road near Pedro Ruiz

However, as you can tell from the subpar photos on this page, the weather didn’t cooperate with us when we did make it up to the mirador of the falls.

Instead, we either had to settle for cloud-obscured partial views up close or very distant views with the help of a telephoto lens from the road between Pedro Ruiz and Pomacochas (see above).

Like the hike for Catarata de Yumbilla, we had to follow a guide to get up to the mirador.

However, we happened to be hiking during an afternoon thundershower so the trail was very slippery and muddy (I even took a spill at one point that might have been the last straw that broke my ailing DSLR camera).

Cuispes_090_04232008 - Partial cloud-covered view of Catarata de Chinata from the mirador after hiking to it from Cuispes
Partial cloud-covered view of Catarata de Chinata from the mirador after hiking to it from Cuispes

We also noticed that this waterfall was visible behind a military base in the town of Pedro Ruiz.

However, we weren’t able to get a good view from the front side of the base (as we couldn’t go any further into the complex).

Authorities

Catarata de Chinata resides in the Amazonas Department of Peru. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, you can try to visit their website.

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Tagged with: cuispes, pedro ruiz, chachapoyas, amazonas, peru, waterfall, pomacochas



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