Chile · Santiago Metropolitan Region
The Apoquindo Waterfall is a waterfall in Waters of Ramon Natural Park on the east side of Santiago, Chile, near Apoquindo. It is fed by melting snow from Cerro San Ramón and Cerro Provincia.
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Apoquindo Waterfall drops 25 metres (82 ft), inside Parque natural Aguas de Ramón. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Santiago, Chile. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Apoquindo Waterfall is the second-tallest of the 8 we cover in Chile. As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
No commercial adventures run at Apoquindo Waterfall itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Santiago are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
Spring, September to December, pairs snowmelt or winter rain with lengthening days; autumn (April to May) is the quieter second season.
This waterfall
Apoquindo Waterfall
Chile
Height25 mWidth—
Most similar
Tequendamita Falls
Colombia
Height20 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall, of similar height and in Colombia
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
Angel Falls is 39× taller than Apoquindo Waterfall. Victoria Falls is 4.3× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Apoquindo Waterfall yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Guidebook
Mark Johanson et al. · 2025
Covers Los Angeles/Bío Bío for Salto del Laja, the Lake District's Vicente Pérez Rosales park, and Torres del Paine.
Guidebook
Ben Box · 2017
The one-volume continental handbook, useful for multi-country trips that link falls such as Iguazú, Kaieteur and Angel Falls.
Walking guide
Rudolf Abraham · 2023
Trek guide to the W and O circuits, which start near Pudeto and the short trail to Salto Grande on the Paine River.
-33.44139, -70.46028
Apoquindo Waterfall is in Chile (Santiago Metropolitan Region), inside Parque natural Aguas de Ramón. The nearest base is Santiago, Chile. Its coordinates are -33.4414, -70.4603.
Apoquindo Waterfall drops 25 metres (82 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall.
Peak flow is September to December. Spring, September to December, pairs snowmelt or winter rain with lengthening days; autumn (April to May) is the quieter second season.
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
The usual base is Santiago, Chile. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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