Cuispes

Cuispes is a small village in Amazonas Department. Cuispes is 9 km up a steep, winding gravel road from the town of Pedro Ruiz. It is the main point of access for the 895-m Yumbilla waterfall and other large waterfalls nearby.
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  • Type: Locality with 669 residents
  • Description: district in Amazonas, Peru
  • Also known as: Cuispes District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yumbilla Falls.

Waterfall
is a waterfall located near the town of Cuispes, in the northern region of It is considered the world's fifth tallest waterfall, becoming internationally known since late 2007 due to a geographical survey conducted by the Geographical Institute of Peru.

Cuispes

Latitude
-5.9112° or 5° 54′ 40″ south
Longitude
-77.9148° or 77° 54′ 53″ west
Population
669
Elevation
1,838 metres (6,030 feet)
Open location code
676433QP+G3
Geo­Names ID
8351397
Wiki­data ID
Q2640045
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Spanish—“Cuispes” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Cuispes jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Cebuano: Cuispes
  • Chinese: 崔斯佩斯區
  • Dutch: Cuispes District
  • Georgian: კისპესის რაიონი
  • German: Distrikt Cuispes
  • Italian: Distretto di Cuispes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Cuispes
  • Norwegian: Cuispes
  • Portuguese: Cuispes
  • Quechua: Cuispes distritu
  • Quechua: Cuispes
  • Spanish: Distrito de Cuispes

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Cuispes”. Photo: Fregopie, CC BY-SA 3.0.