COCACHIMBA, Peru—In May 2005, a German economist named Stefan Ziemendorff went for a hike in the Utcabamba valley. He'd been working on a wastewater project in the Amazonas province of Northern Peru, ...

Perus Ministry of National Tourism plans to be ready by mid-2007 to receive tourists at Gocta, one of the worlds tallest waterfalls, recently discovered 435 miles northeast of Lima in Amazonas, Peru.

Gocta Waterfall is a breathtaking natural landmark hidden deep within the cloud forests of northern Peru. Plunging dramatically through lush green cliffs, its twin streams descend into a secluded pool ...

Here I am in remotest Northern Peru, hard on the trail of the world’s third-largest anticlimax. This is a story of waterfalls and expectations, and you can count me a waterfall skeptic. I know they ...

World Class Travel Services, a Gainesville, Fla.-based adventure tour operator, has assembled an adventure package called The Way of the Inca, which will visit the recently discovered Gocta Falls in ...

"This is where the trail used to end," says Roger, our guide. "The locals wouldn't come past here." A frisson of excitement passes through the group. We're about to enter the "dark side". For ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Business. Followed categories will be added to My News. At one point, it was considered the third highest waterfall in the world. The falls are located 40 ...

Peruvian police in the Amazon jungle have recovered the body of a South Korean tourist, days after he plunged to his death from one of the world’s highest waterfalls while taking a photo of himself, ...

COCACHIMBA, PERU—The blue skies gave way to twilight as we drove through the lush river valleys of Peru’s northern Amazonas region. By the time we reached the end of the road, it was pitch black. With ...