Lonely Planet ColombiaAlex Egerton et al.
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Lonely Planet Colombia
Alex Egerton et al. · 2025
Current Colombia guide with Bogotá and Cundinamarca day trips, the base for Tequendama and La Chorrera.
Colombia · Caquetá
Caño Paujil
Caño Paujil is a waterfall in the Colombian department of Caquetá. It is located at an elevation of 122 metres in the Caquetá River, close to the municipalities Araracuara, Caquetá and Puerto Santander, Amazonas.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Caño Paujil drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Solano, Colombia. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Caño Paujil itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Solano are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Tropical wet season fed: the rains bring the volume, the first dry months bring the clear skies and full falls together.
Getting there
- Base town Solano, Colombia
- Country Colombia
- Region Caquetá, Andes & Amazon, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Caño Paujil
Colombia
Height—Width—
Most similar
Yutaje Falls
Venezuela
Height715 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Venezuela
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
Most similar
Yutaje Falls
Venezuela
Height715 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Venezuela
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
108 m
330 m
715 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerYutaje FallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Caño Paujil yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Guidebook
South American Handbook
Ben Box · 2017
The one-volume continental handbook, useful for multi-country trips that link falls such as Iguazú, Kaieteur and Angel Falls.
On the map
-0.56795, -72.44063
Quick answers
Where is Caño Paujil?
Caño Paujil is in Colombia (Caquetá). The nearest base is Solano, Colombia. Its coordinates are -0.5679, -72.4406.
When is the best time to visit Caño Paujil?
Peak flow is January to May. Tropical wet season fed: the rains bring the volume, the first dry months bring the clear skies and full falls together.
What can you do at Caño Paujil?
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.
How do you get to Caño Paujil?
The usual base is Solano, Colombia. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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