Video from my trip to the Pongo de Mainique deep in the Peruvian jungle, peru 2011- Gadi Wolff

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The Pongo de Mainique is a pongo (canyon) in Peru, being 45 metres (50 yd) wide and 3 kilometres (2 mi) long, with 900 metres (3,000 ft) to 300 metres (1,000 ft) high cliffs^[1][2]. It is the only break in the entire Cordillera Vilcabamba Mountain Range. It also divides the Urubamba River (a headwater of the Amazon River) between Upper Urubamba and Lower Urubamba. It is considered the most dangerous whitewater pass on the Urubamba; however, many boats traverse it, depending on seasonal river conditions. It is crossed by the Inca Bridge, ancient secret entrance to the Machu Picchu.

Pongo de Mainique 1

The Pongo de Mainique is a pongo (canyon) in Peru, being 45 metres wide and 3 kilometres long, with 900 m to 300 m high cliffs. It is considered the most dangerous whitewater pass on the Urubamba River, which it divides between Upper and Lower Urubamba. It is a global biodiversity hotspot

CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH TREKK gadi wolff peru 2011 b

CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH TREKK gadi wolff peru 2011