The Atlas Obscura Guide To Provincia De Bongará

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Provincia de Bongará, Peru

Updated December 15, 2017

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Unusual Attractions in Provincia de Bongará

Gocta waterfall.

Provincia de Bongará, Peru

Gocta Waterfall

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

Yumbilla Falls, the fifth tallest waterfall in the world.

Provincia de Bongará, Peru

Yumbilla Falls

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

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Sarcofagi of Carajía

Peru

Sarcofagi of Carajía

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

15 miles from Provincia de Bongará

The Pozo de Yanayacu in Chachapoyas

Chachapoyas, Peru

Pozo de Yanayacu

This well held a sacred source of water supposedly unleashed from the barren rocks by a wizard-like archbishop.

20 miles from Provincia de Bongará

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