Cotahuasi Canyon
E494720
Cotahuasi Canyon is a remote and spectacularly deep gorge in southern Peru, renowned as one of the deepest canyons in the world and a destination for trekking, rafting, and adventure tourism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotahuasi Canyon canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Arequipa city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDepth |
over 10000 feet
ⓘ
over 3000 meters ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| depthComparedTo | deeper than the Grand Canyon ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Pacific Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
high Andean ecosystem
ⓘ
inter-Andean dry valley ⓘ |
| environmentalProtection | protected natural area of Peru ⓘ |
| geologicalType | fluvial canyon ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ mountain biking ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Inca trails
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Inca agricultural terraces ⓘ steep canyon walls ⓘ thermal springs ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasProtectedStatus | Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | various high-altitude miradores (viewpoints) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
being one of the deepest canyons in the world ⓘ dramatic scenery ⓘ kayaking ⓘ remote location ⓘ traditional Andean villages ⓘ trekking ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Quechua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arequipa Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Unión Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cotahuasi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Cotahuasi (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | remote area ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | northwest of Arequipa city ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism destination
ⓘ
ecotourism destination ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Cotahuasi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.