Comments on: Magnificent Waterfall “Discovered” in Peru– Perhaps One of World’s Tallest http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Thu, 24 May 2012 17:25:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jslasher http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/comment-page-1/#comment-196026 jslasher Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:56:41 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1413#comment-196026 Gocta is NOT the third tallest in the world. Utigordsfossen and Mongefossen, both of which are located in Norway, the the third and fourth tallest respectively. Gocta is NOT the third tallest in the world. Utigordsfossen and Mongefossen, both of which are located in Norway, the the third and fourth tallest respectively.

]]> By: Sarah http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/comment-page-1/#comment-59390 Sarah Mon, 18 May 2009 19:03:50 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1413#comment-59390 Great post luv it Great post luv it

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]]> By: Jozef http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/comment-page-1/#comment-59388 Jozef Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:33:05 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1413#comment-59388 Seeing all the fear-mongering by the environmentalists/conservationists, I get the impression that for them the ideal life of primitive, poverty-ridden survival in that state for another million years is preferable to the creature-comforts of technology. Like having indoor toilets, hot water on demand, gas heated stoves and homes, reading lamps by the sofa, libraries, hospitals, medicine, etc... Some fight change, some fight for change. You choose. Seeing all the fear-mongering by the environmentalists/conservationists, I get the impression that for them the ideal life of primitive, poverty-ridden survival in that state for another million years is preferable to the creature-comforts of technology. Like having indoor toilets, hot water on demand, gas heated stoves and homes, reading lamps by the sofa, libraries, hospitals, medicine, etc…
Some fight change, some fight for change. You choose.

]]> By: Sheri Fresonke Harper http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/comment-page-1/#comment-59386 Sheri Fresonke Harper Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:44:11 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1413#comment-59386 Gorgeous, missed that one during our visit. There's so much to see there. :) Sheri Gorgeous, missed that one during our visit. There’s so much to see there. :) Sheri

]]> By: BoredQuiz http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/comment-page-1/#comment-59363 BoredQuiz Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:20:20 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1413#comment-59363 honestly just sounds like hype to me. i mean there are lots of things that aren't widely documented. everyone can't know everything. honestly just sounds like hype to me. i mean there are lots of things that aren’t widely documented. everyone can’t know everything.

]]> By: dadfew http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/comment-page-1/#comment-59364 dadfew Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:48:08 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1413#comment-59364 Yeah and there are still gold rushes.. look up brazil gold rush the world is really really big. Yeah and there are still gold rushes..
look up brazil gold rush
the world is really really big.

]]> By: Dean Goss http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/comment-page-1/#comment-59365 Dean Goss Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:54:44 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1413#comment-59365 Gocta is a monster to be certain, but it's not even the tallest on the plateau from which it originates. Several miles north, there is a waterfall called Catarata Yumbilla which has been surveyed at 896.4 meters, or 2938'. It's a lower volume of water than Gocta, but its height certainly makes it worthy of consideration. About halfway between Yumbilla and Gocta is a waterfall called Catarata la Chinata. It's 580 meters, or 1903' in height and consists of a single drop that carries a substantial volume of water. In the nearly 10 years I've co-administered the World Waterfall Database, Peru has consistently surprised me with the relatively large number of unknown or "undiscovered" waterfalls. Indeed, Peru has at least 4 waterfalls of 1903' or better, and there are likely 10-15 other unknown or undiscovered falls of similar height. Gocta is a monster to be certain, but it’s not even the tallest on the plateau from which it originates. Several miles north, there is a waterfall called Catarata Yumbilla which has been surveyed at 896.4 meters, or 2938′. It’s a lower volume of water than Gocta, but its height certainly makes it worthy of consideration. About halfway between Yumbilla and Gocta is a waterfall called Catarata la Chinata. It’s 580 meters, or 1903′ in height and consists of a single drop that carries a substantial volume of water.
In the nearly 10 years I’ve co-administered the World Waterfall Database, Peru has consistently surprised me with the relatively large number of unknown or “undiscovered” waterfalls. Indeed, Peru has at least 4 waterfalls of 1903′ or better, and there are likely 10-15 other unknown or undiscovered falls of similar height.

]]> By: booshy http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/11/magnificent-waterfall-discovered-in-peru-perhaps-one-of-worlds-tallest/comment-page-1/#comment-59366 booshy Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:49:03 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1413#comment-59366 FYI: That is not a picture of the Waterfall in question. As the article pointed out that is the Gocta Waterfall not the "Newly Discovered" and yet-to-be-named waterfall. Why do articles like this mislead people? Why are there no actual pix of this "new" waterfall? What do the locals call the their waterfall? It's another case of hasty journalism like this that gives journalism in general a bad name. FYI: That is not a picture of the Waterfall in question. As the article pointed out that is the Gocta Waterfall not the “Newly Discovered” and yet-to-be-named waterfall.

Why do articles like this mislead people? Why are there no actual pix of this “new” waterfall? What do the locals call the their waterfall? It’s another case of hasty journalism like this that gives journalism in general a bad name.

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