Aguas altas, mes a mes en todo el mundo

Las cataratas o el río a pleno caudal — espuma, estruendo y miradores cerrados.

48 destinos de SeasonMap, ordenados cada mes por la puntuación de confort, porque no se trata solo de dónde está en marcha la temporada, sino de si el tiempo merece el viaje mientras dura.

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Aguas altas en enero

  1. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.94
  2. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SuazilandiaMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.82
  3. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaThe mirror on the salar · 1 Ene – 31 Mar (normalmente)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.80
  4. Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrasilWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.68
  5. Guilin 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaLi River at its lowest · 15 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.67
  6. Kinsasa 🇨🇩 República Democrática del CongoThe Congo at full flow · 1 Nov – 15 Ene (normalmente)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.65
  7. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PerúGocta at full flow · 15 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.62
  8. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilRain clouds the rivers · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.59
  9. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.53
  10. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrasilFalls at their fullest · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.53
  11. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúHigh water on the rivers · 15 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.53
  12. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilRiver beaches emerge · 1 Ago – 31 Ene (normalmente)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.49

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Aguas altas en febrero

  1. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.90
  2. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaThe mirror on the salar · 1 Ene – 31 Mar (normalmente)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.81
  3. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SuazilandiaMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.80
  4. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaWater in the vlei · 1 Feb – 15 Abr (normalmente)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.72
  5. Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrasilWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.72
  6. Guilin 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaLi River at its lowest · 15 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.68
  7. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilRain clouds the rivers · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.61
  8. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PerúGocta at full flow · 15 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.61
  9. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 Feb – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.57
  10. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabuePeak flow · 15 Feb – 31 MayThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.57
  11. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrasilFalls at their fullest · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.57
  12. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúHigh water on the rivers · 15 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.54
  13. Parque nacional de Mammoth Cave 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSpring high water · 1 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.52
  14. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 Feb – 31 Jul (normalmente)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.49

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Aguas altas en marzo

  1. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SuazilandiaMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.87
  2. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.86
  3. Isfahán 🇮🇷 IránWater in the Zayanderud · 15 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.83
  4. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaThe mirror on the salar · 1 Ene – 31 Mar (normalmente)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.82
  5. Isla Miyako 🇯🇵 JapónYabiji reef surfaces · 1 Mar – 10 Abr (normalmente)Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March.80
  6. Richmond 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosJames River rapids season · 15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.75
  7. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaWater in the vlei · 1 Feb – 15 Abr (normalmente)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.73
  8. Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrasilWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.72
  9. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabuePeak flow · 15 Feb – 31 MayThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.67
  10. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 Feb – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.66
  11. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilRain clouds the rivers · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.65
  12. Kasane 🇧🇼 BotsuanaChobe backflow flood · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.65
  13. Parque nacional de Mammoth Cave 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSpring high water · 1 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.64
  14. Baños 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.61
  15. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PerúGocta at full flow · 15 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.59
  16. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrasilFalls at their fullest · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.58
  17. Parque nacional Valle Cuyahoga 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Mar – 5 May (normalmente)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.53
  18. Jijoca de Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrasilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 Mar – 30 Sep (normalmente)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.52
  19. Parque nacional de los Lagos de Plitvice 🇭🇷 CroaciaSnowmelt high water · 25 Mar – 25 May (normalmente)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.52
  20. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 Feb – 31 Jul (normalmente)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.47
  21. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúHigh water on the rivers · 15 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.46

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Aguas altas en abril

  1. Isfahán 🇮🇷 IránWater in the Zayanderud · 15 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.93
  2. Imlil 🇲🇦 MarruecosSnowmelt · 1 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.88
  3. Richmond 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosJames River rapids season · 15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.86
  4. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.84
  5. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaWater in the vlei · 1 Feb – 15 Abr (normalmente)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.76
  6. Taos 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosRio Grande runoff season · 20 Abr – 30 Jun (normalmente)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.75
  7. Isla Miyako 🇯🇵 JapónYabiji reef surfaces · 1 Mar – 10 Abr (normalmente)Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March.75
  8. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 Feb – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.74
  9. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabuePeak flow · 15 Feb – 31 MayThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.74
  10. Parque nacional de Mammoth Cave 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSpring high water · 1 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.73
  11. Kasane 🇧🇼 BotsuanaChobe backflow flood · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.73
  12. Parque nacional Zion 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.69
  13. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PerúGocta at full flow · 15 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.69
  14. Baños 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.65
  15. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMedano Creek surge flow · 15 Abr – 5 Jul (normalmente)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.65
  16. Parque nacional de los Lagos de Plitvice 🇭🇷 CroaciaSnowmelt high water · 25 Mar – 25 May (normalmente)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.62
  17. Parque nacional Valle Cuyahoga 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Mar – 5 May (normalmente)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.61
  18. Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSnowmelt and full falls · 15 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.61
  19. Jijoca de Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrasilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 Mar – 30 Sep (normalmente)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.51
  20. Parque nacional de Yosemite 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosWaterfalls at full flow · 15 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.50
  21. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúHigh water on the rivers · 15 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.46
  22. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 Feb – 31 Jul (normalmente)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.46

Qué hay en el mundo en abril →

Aguas altas en mayo

  1. Imlil 🇲🇦 MarruecosSnowmelt · 1 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.89
  2. Isfahán 🇮🇷 IránWater in the Zayanderud · 15 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.87
  3. Richmond 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosJames River rapids season · 15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.87
  4. Taos 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosRio Grande runoff season · 20 Abr – 30 Jun (normalmente)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.85
  5. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 Feb – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.81
  6. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabuePeak flow · 15 Feb – 31 MayThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.81
  7. Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosHigh water on the rivers · 10 May – 20 Jun (normalmente)Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip.80
  8. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.80
  9. Parque nacional Zion 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.78
  10. Kasane 🇧🇼 BotsuanaChobe backflow flood · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.78
  11. Parque nacional Valle Cuyahoga 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Mar – 5 May (normalmente)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.73
  12. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMedano Creek surge flow · 15 Abr – 5 Jul (normalmente)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.72
  13. Baños 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.67
  14. Jijoca de Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrasilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 Mar – 30 Sep (normalmente)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.67
  15. Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSnowmelt and full falls · 15 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.64
  16. Parque nacional de los Lagos de Plitvice 🇭🇷 CroaciaSnowmelt high water · 25 Mar – 25 May (normalmente)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.63
  17. Parque nacional Cañón de los Reyes 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 May – 5 Jul (normalmente)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.60
  18. Parque nacional de Yosemite 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosWaterfalls at full flow · 15 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.59
  19. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúHigh water on the rivers · 15 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.54
  20. Manaos 🇧🇷 BrasilRivers at their highest · 1 May – 31 Jul (normalmente)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.52
  21. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 Feb – 31 Jul (normalmente)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.51

Qué hay en el mundo en mayo →

Aguas altas en junio

  1. Imlil 🇲🇦 MarruecosSnowmelt · 1 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.84
  2. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 Feb – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.83
  3. Taos 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosRio Grande runoff season · 20 Abr – 30 Jun (normalmente)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.81
  4. Maun 🇧🇼 BotsuanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.80
  5. Jotán 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaJade season on the White Jade River · 1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.79
  6. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMedano Creek surge flow · 15 Abr – 5 Jul (normalmente)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.78
  7. Parque nacional Zion 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.77
  8. Richmond 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosJames River rapids season · 15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.77
  9. Jijoca de Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrasilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 Mar – 30 Sep (normalmente)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.75
  10. Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosHigh water on the rivers · 10 May – 20 Jun (normalmente)Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip.72
  11. Parque nacional de Yosemite 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosWaterfalls at full flow · 15 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.71
  12. Parque nacional Cañón de los Reyes 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 May – 5 Jul (normalmente)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.71
  13. Baños 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.70
  14. Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSnowmelt and full falls · 15 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.68
  15. Manaos 🇧🇷 BrasilRivers at their highest · 1 May – 31 Jul (normalmente)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.66
  16. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 Feb – 31 Jul (normalmente)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.65
  17. Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrasilLagoons at their fullest · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.61
  18. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúHigh water on the rivers · 15 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.60
  19. Pune 🇮🇳 IndiaWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.52
  20. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.45
  21. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 Jun – 31 Oct (normalmente)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.44

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Aguas altas en julio

  1. Parque nacional Cañón de los Reyes 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 May – 5 Jul (normalmente)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.80
  2. Maun 🇧🇼 BotsuanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.79
  3. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrasilThe river at its lowest · 15 Jul – 15 Sep (normalmente)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.78
  4. Jijoca de Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrasilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 Mar – 30 Sep (normalmente)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.77
  5. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMedano Creek surge flow · 15 Abr – 5 Jul (normalmente)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.75
  6. Jotán 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaJade season on the White Jade River · 1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.75
  7. Manaos 🇧🇷 BrasilRivers at their highest · 1 May – 31 Jul (normalmente)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.72
  8. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 Feb – 31 Jul (normalmente)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.71
  9. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúLow water · 15 Jul – 15 Nov (normalmente)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.68
  10. Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrasilLagoons at their fullest · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.64
  11. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.59
  12. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.58
  13. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 Jun – 31 Oct (normalmente)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.57
  14. Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndiaAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.53
  15. Pune 🇮🇳 IndiaWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.43
  16. Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndiaRaneh Falls in flow · 15 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.37

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Aguas altas en agosto

  1. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.77
  2. Jotán 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaJade season on the White Jade River · 1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.77
  3. Maun 🇧🇼 BotsuanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.76
  4. Jijoca de Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrasilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 Mar – 30 Sep (normalmente)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.76
  5. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrasilThe river at its lowest · 15 Jul – 15 Sep (normalmente)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.74
  6. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilRiver beaches emerge · 1 Ago – 31 Ene (normalmente)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.72
  7. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúLow water · 15 Jul – 15 Nov (normalmente)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.66
  8. Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrasilLagoons at their fullest · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.66
  9. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.60
  10. Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndiaAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.59
  11. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 Jun – 31 Oct (normalmente)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.57
  12. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.55
  13. Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 VietnamFloating season · 15 Ago – 15 Nov (normalmente)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.53
  14. Pune 🇮🇳 IndiaWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.48
  15. Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 TailandiaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Ago – 15 Oct (normalmente)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.46
  16. Pāksē 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.44
  17. Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndiaRaneh Falls in flow · 15 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.43

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Aguas altas en septiembre

  1. New River Gorge National Park 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosGauley release season · 8 Sep – 20 Oct (normalmente)Six weekends of controlled releases from Summersville Dam turn the Gauley into the hardest commercial whitewater in the east, and every outfitter in Fayette County books out.77
  2. Jijoca de Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrasilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 Mar – 30 Sep (normalmente)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.74
  3. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.71
  4. Maun 🇧🇼 BotsuanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.71
  5. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilRiver beaches emerge · 1 Ago – 31 Ene (normalmente)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.70
  6. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrasilThe river at its lowest · 15 Jul – 15 Sep (normalmente)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.69
  7. Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndiaAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.66
  8. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.66
  9. Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrasilLagoons at their fullest · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.65
  10. Manaos 🇧🇷 BrasilRivers at their lowest · 1 Sep – 30 Nov (normalmente)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.64
  11. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúLow water · 15 Jul – 15 Nov (normalmente)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.63
  12. Hangzhou 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaQiantang tidal bore · 10 Sep – 12 Oct (normalmente)The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October.60
  13. Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndiaRaneh Falls in flow · 15 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.55
  14. La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRivers at full flow · 1 Sep – 15 Nov (normalmente)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.53
  15. Pune 🇮🇳 IndiaWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.53
  16. Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 TailandiaErawan falls at full flow · 15 Sep – 31 Dic (normalmente)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.52
  17. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 Jun – 31 Oct (normalmente)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.52
  18. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.50
  19. Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 TailandiaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Ago – 15 Oct (normalmente)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.49
  20. Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 VietnamFloating season · 15 Ago – 15 Nov (normalmente)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.45
  21. Pāksē 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.43

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Aguas altas en octubre

  1. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.88
  2. Hangzhou 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaQiantang tidal bore · 10 Sep – 12 Oct (normalmente)The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October.85
  3. Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndiaRaneh Falls in flow · 15 Jul – 31 Oct (normalmente)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.72
  4. New River Gorge National Park 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosGauley release season · 8 Sep – 20 Oct (normalmente)Six weekends of controlled releases from Summersville Dam turn the Gauley into the hardest commercial whitewater in the east, and every outfitter in Fayette County books out.67
  5. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilRiver beaches emerge · 1 Ago – 31 Ene (normalmente)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.66
  6. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.62
  7. Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 TailandiaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Ago – 15 Oct (normalmente)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.61
  8. Pāksē 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 Ago – 31 Oct (normalmente)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.61
  9. Manaos 🇧🇷 BrasilRivers at their lowest · 1 Sep – 30 Nov (normalmente)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.60
  10. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúLow water · 15 Jul – 15 Nov (normalmente)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.59
  11. Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 TailandiaErawan falls at full flow · 15 Sep – 31 Dic (normalmente)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.56
  12. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 Jun – 31 Oct (normalmente)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.51
  13. Nom Pen 🇰🇭 CamboyaThe Tonle Sap turns · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (normalmente)At the end of the rains the river stops backing into the great lake and reverses to flow south again — the reason the boat races happen when they do, and visible from the riverfront.50
  14. La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRivers at full flow · 1 Sep – 15 Nov (normalmente)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.47
  15. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.46
  16. Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 VietnamFloating season · 15 Ago – 15 Nov (normalmente)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.43

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Aguas altas en noviembre

  1. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SuazilandiaMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.86
  2. Guilin 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaLi River at its lowest · 15 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.82
  3. Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 TailandiaErawan falls at full flow · 15 Sep – 31 Dic (normalmente)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.71
  4. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilRain clouds the rivers · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.67
  5. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.64
  6. Nom Pen 🇰🇭 CamboyaThe Tonle Sap turns · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (normalmente)At the end of the rains the river stops backing into the great lake and reverses to flow south again — the reason the boat races happen when they do, and visible from the riverfront.64
  7. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrasilFalls at their fullest · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.62
  8. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilRiver beaches emerge · 1 Ago – 31 Ene (normalmente)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.61
  9. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.60
  10. Manaos 🇧🇷 BrasilRivers at their lowest · 1 Sep – 30 Nov (normalmente)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.57
  11. Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 VietnamFloating season · 15 Ago – 15 Nov (normalmente)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.57
  12. Kinsasa 🇨🇩 República Democrática del CongoThe Congo at full flow · 1 Nov – 15 Ene (normalmente)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.55
  13. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúLow water · 15 Jul – 15 Nov (normalmente)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.55
  14. La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRivers at full flow · 1 Sep – 15 Nov (normalmente)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.52

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Aguas altas en diciembre

  1. Bahir Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopíaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.97
  2. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 SuazilandiaMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.82
  3. Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 TailandiaErawan falls at full flow · 15 Sep – 31 Dic (normalmente)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.80
  4. Guilin 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaLi River at its lowest · 15 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.76
  5. Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrasilWaterfalls at full flow · 1 Dic – 31 Mar (normalmente)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.70
  6. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PerúGocta at full flow · 15 Dic – 30 Abr (normalmente)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.64
  7. Kinsasa 🇨🇩 República Democrática del CongoThe Congo at full flow · 1 Nov – 15 Ene (normalmente)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.59
  8. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.58
  9. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilRain clouds the rivers · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.57
  10. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrasilFalls at their fullest · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.55
  11. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PerúHigh water on the rivers · 15 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.51
  12. Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrasilRiver beaches emerge · 1 Ago – 31 Ene (normalmente)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.48

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