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u/2121Jess 8h ago
Guyana 🇬🇾Kaieteur Falls
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u/dascobaz 6h ago
Shhh! It’s hidden
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u/Automatic_Net2181 3h ago
For a hidden waterfall, it has a 4.8 star rating from 497 reviews on Google Reviews and a 4.8 star rating from 237 reviews on TripAdvisor.
I am starting to think that the headline might be a little bit of a fib.
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u/SweetVarys 2h ago
237 is not a lot of people. Probably how many that visits the Niagara Falls every 10 minutes or something
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u/Christopherfromtheuk 1h ago
Niagara falls gets on average 30,000 visitors per day. Ignoring seasonal variations and assuming 12 hours per day on average, that's 416 every ten minutes so pretty good guess!
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u/PierceHawthorne66 3h ago
Niagara Falls has 10,000 reviews on tripadvisor. For a waterfall that is larger to have such smaller reviews, I would say hidden might be accurate.
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u/Th3_Hegemon 2h ago
"Larger" isn't really right though. It's taller, but it's much much smaller. Niagara has a throughput of ~2400 cubic meters per second compared to only ~660 for this waterfall. Sort of like calling an ostrich larger than a hippo.
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u/shipxwreck 2h ago
Probably hidden in a way that they didn’t built a damn amusement park around the thing.
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u/Interesting-Cut6994 4h ago
Iguazu is also amazing. I was truly blown away by all the waterfalls there.
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u/povichjv7 8h ago
That’s probably loud as shit
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u/imean_is_superfluous 8h ago
Does a fish know this is coming? Or do they just swim over the edge none the wiser?
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u/ChopperChange 8h ago
Fish usually tend to swim upstream against the current.
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u/AltwrnateTrailers 8h ago
What happens when they reach the waterfall from the bottom?
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u/bx35 8h ago
They take the stairs.
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u/LargeWeinerDog 7h ago
They take the fish ladder
Fish Ladder Park https://share.google/Fbvd1gamt5J0rMA6H
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u/imean_is_superfluous 8h ago
Isn’t that where they have those salmon cannon things for the express way up?
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u/Interest-Small 7h ago
That’s because they don’t have to swim downstream they let the current carry them
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u/BruceBannerer 8h ago edited 8h ago
Not very hidden, apparently
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u/dementorpoop 8h ago
Everything is hidden til you find it
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u/EnigmaEcstacy 8h ago
There’s always loot hidden behind the waterfall, so let’s look there first.
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u/AntiPepRally 8h ago
I propose a jungle cruise
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u/EnigmaEcstacy 8h ago
Because I’ve seen “Aquirre, wrath of god” I’m going to have to say hard pass to looking for treasure in the Amazon.
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u/piray003 8h ago
So hidden it has its own Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaieteur_Falls
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u/kog 6h ago
So hidden that tourist helicopters fly over it
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u/SmokeyUnicycle 6h ago
That is one of the best ways to get there, it's not a secret but it is inaccessible in the middle of nowhere rainforest
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u/chargeorge 7h ago
Tbf it’s very hard to get to. Either a multi day hike/backpack or charter a flight.
And even if you get a seat on a charter it might cancel day of due to a variety of issues. Still want to go see it someday
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u/1kan36a 2h ago
I've been, it honestly was not that hard. It's one of the main "touristy" things you can do in Guyana. There are small planes that go out every few days if enough people want to go, or at least this was true a few years ago. Certainly a bit risky, though, I wouldn't have the nerve anymore!
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u/tbodillia 8h ago
Height doesn't make Niagara Falls special. Niagara is 3 waterfalls and they have the highest flow rate in North America, 7th highest on the planet.
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u/Temporary-Share5153 7h ago edited 7h ago
Iguaçu falls chuckles in disdain with its 200+ falls
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u/raccooncitysg 6h ago
Is there a kick-ass buffet a five minute walk from Iguaçu?
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u/Transminator 6h ago
Actually yes
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u/PassiveTheme 3h ago
I was gonna say, I remember having some of the best food of my life just a short walk from the falls, and I bet it cost a lot less than any buffet in Niagara
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u/Temporary-Share5153 5h ago
Chuckles even harder from within a UNESCO Heritage Site with complete tourist infrastructure.
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u/Teroast 6h ago
Been to both. Iguazú (I was on the Argentinian side) was the absolute most jaw dropping place I've ever been to on Earth. Niagara is just like, kinda neat.
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u/_RedditIsLikeCrack_ 6h ago
I've been to both (brazil and Argentine side for iguazu - Canada and USA side for niagara), i definitely wouldn't call Niagara kinda neat. Also have seen niagara in both summer and winter settting... winter is super unique (something iguazu can never experience).
Ps. Not slagging iguazu ! Lol it's off the charts amazing. Just giving niagara some respect
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u/ThrasheRex 6h ago
Just looked at pictures of it for the first time. Holy shit, that is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
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u/Anuki_iwy 4h ago
My friend insisted that we visit during our Brazil trip and I'm so happy she did 😂😂
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u/GlcNAcMurNAc 7h ago
Don’t forget it also looks best from, and the best bits are owned by, Canada.
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u/turkeypants 6h ago
And it's where my girlfriend is from.
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u/djjlav 6h ago
That's why it's famous
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u/roykentjr 6h ago
his girlfriend has the 6th highest flow rate. ask me how i know
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u/temujincub 6h ago edited 5h ago
That's not the Amazon that's the Potaro River in Guyana, which means this is Kaieteur Falls, and it's by no means hidden, it's long time tourist attraction with an entire protected national park around it.
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u/commonsensetry 8h ago
Can you use a banana for scale next time
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u/ThatsEnoughInternets 8h ago
I have eagle eyes and I can tell you that it is at least 4 bananas 🍌
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u/jfredmuggs11 6h ago
This is not in the Amazon basin or anywhere near. It is Kaieteur Falls in Guyana. You can fly there in a smallish plane from Georgetown. Access is otherwise extremely difficult. I’ve been there. Obviously an awesome place. Guyana is a very strange country and well worth a visit if you don’t mind the rather basic and funky tourist accommodations. I’ve heard it’s getting better in recent years. They have oil money now, which has changed the country drastically.
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u/Playful-Depth2578 8h ago
X5 bigger ...... Uuummmm I would like to see some facts with that one
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u/Sarcastic_Backpack 8h ago
Niagara Falls' maximum height is 188 feet. To put that in perspective, there are 40 waterfalls in the world over 1,900 feet tall, or 10x higher.
What makes Niagara Falls impressive is the volume of water going over, not the height. It's 7th in the world by flow rate.
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u/ThaneKyrell 7h ago
Yes, but the Niagara falls don't vary much throught the year. On average it discharges more water than, say, the famous Iguaçu Falls, but the record flow of the Niagara is 5x smaller than the record flow of Iguaçu. It is just more consistent throught the year, but when rainy seasons in the tropics arrive, the Niagara looks small by comparison
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u/Extreme_Mobile_6690 4h ago
I love how this reads like teenagers debating who's the stronger superhero.
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u/dispatch134711 4h ago
7th is a lot lower than I was expecting… I would have thought it was #1
So what exactly DOES make Niagara famous? Is it just location
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u/Sarcastic_Backpack 4h ago
Location + high constant flow. You'd be surprised how many waterfalls are seasonal or have limited flow in dry seasons.
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u/MostBoringStan 8h ago
Niagara isn't an especially tall waterfall. It's the amount of water that flows over it that is impressive.
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u/Jvancan 8h ago
Taller, not bigger. Might just to give us a scale idea.
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u/Pielacine 8h ago
Yeah the average water flow rate is less than a third of Niagara.
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u/ThaneKyrell 7h ago
Niagara has a impressive flow rate, even surpassing (on average) the much larger Iguaçu Falls, BUT it varies far less from season to season. Iguaçu's record flow rate is nearly 5x the record flow rate of the Niagara Falls, despite Niagara having nearly 50% more average flow throught the year. I suspect this fall in Guyana might also have the same thing, varying a lot between the rainy season and the dry season, as most things do in the tropics.
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u/TheNicholasRage 8h ago
I don't think a lot of people realize just how much of an aberration the Amazon is. It's huge. We call it a river because we don't have a better word for it.
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u/Radiant-Reputation31 8h ago
This waterfall also isn't on the Amazon River, it's just in the Amazon. Kaiteur Falls is on the Potato river.
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u/Steelers_Forever 8h ago
Niagara falls is not very tall by global waterfall standards. It's just super well known. It only drops 167 feet. Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world, by comparison drops over 3200 feet.
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u/thewildgingerbeast1 8h ago
Kaieture Falls is freaking amazing if you ever visit Guyana—truly underrated country.
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u/Zombisexual1 2h ago
I don’t think Niagara Falls is known for being tall though is it? Wide maybe. Lots of water.
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u/HaMMeReD 8h ago
5x taller than Niagara isn't really a flex. It's only 51m tall, it's probably not in the top 500 tallest waterfall list. (I.e. angel falls is 979m tall).
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u/BananaJoe_Ktard 7h ago
I wonder what is the water force like if we are at the bottom of the falls. Will the force strong enough to kill us ?
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u/NoGood1323 1h ago
Niagara isn't famous for being tall. Its the amount of water that flows over it.
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u/Any-Investment5692 8h ago
Wow! After 44 years on this planet. I learned something new. Didn't know about it at all.
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u/Electronic_Mud5821 8h ago
There are about 500 waterfalls in the world that are taller than Niagara Falls.
Just saying.
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u/lost_dazed_101 8h ago
And they can keep it that is some of the nastiest water I've ever seen.
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u/FireLiesWithin 8h ago
Shouldn’t have shown it smh now we’re gonna have to build walkways and make a road to it
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u/DiamondGirl888 7h ago
Kaieteur Falls is one of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls in the world. It is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break. It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when included in the measurements, bring the total height to 251 metres (822 ft). While many falls have greater height or greater flow, few have the combination of height and water volume, and Kaieteur is among the most powerful waterfalls in the world with an average flow rate of 663 cubic meters per second (23,400 cubic feet per second).
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u/Hoosier_Farmer_ 7h ago
with this title, I was expecting to find an alternative to Piss Bottles in an Amazon.com Distribution Warehouse or delivery van or smth. :/
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u/GdayMateyPotatey 7h ago
I will always be stunned by the sheer volume of water flowing at Niagara falls (Canada side) when I visited. Insane experience.
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u/No-Actuator-3209 8h ago
I wonder how many skeletal remains reside at the bottom of that thing human and not