Pongo de Mainique
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river rapid / white water, canyon / gorge
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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongo_de_Mainique
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Coordinates: 12°14'5"S 72°49'24"W
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