Kaiteur falls located on the Potaro River in Guyana. It is located in the Kaiteur national park. It is 226 meters or 741 feet single drop water falls. It is also disputed as the world longest one drop waterfall. Its thunder can be heard long before visitors glimpse this magnificent cascade. More than 136,200 liters of tannin-stained water, per second, shrouded in mist and pierced by rainbows, crash to the bottom of the rocky but lush gorge.
Kaieteur is one of the highest, and the most spectacular, and powerful waterfalls in the world. The Potaro River runs through the park falling over the Kaieteur escarpment to form the Kaieteur Falls. On 24 April 1870, Charles Barrington Brown, one of two British geologists appointed government surveyors to the colony of British Guiana (now known as Guyana), became the first European to see Kaieteur Falls. Kaieteur Falls is a major tourist attraction in Guyana. The falls is located in Kaieteur National Park and is in the centre of Guyana's rainforest. There are frequent flights between the falls' airstrip and Ogle Airport and Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown.
There are many things that are unique to the kaiteur falls. It is well known for a variety of flora and fauna. One cannot actually take any of the flora or fauna from the park or the falls when visiting. Another amazing fact is the Kaiteur falls is home to the rare golden frog. A creature of beauty but poisonous one. With luck you may get a glimpse of the ocelot, a medium sized spotted cat, about twice as large as an average house cat. On the trail to Johnson's View one can often find the cock-of-the-rock with its bright orange feathers sitting on a low branch peering inquisitively at you. There is also the Bush Dog, the red Howler monkey, White Collared Swift, the kaiteur Lizard. The blue morpho is the largest butterfly in South America and one of the largest in the world. It has a massive wingspan reaching up to 20 cm. The iridescent blue color, of the male butterfly, comes from microscopic scales on its wings reflecting light. The females have dull blue wings with brown edges. The undersides of the blue morpho’s wings are brown to resemble foliage and help camouflage them.
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