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 · Antioquia
Tequendamita Falls
Tequendamita Falls is a small natural waterfall in Colombia located in the municipality of El Retiro, in the eastern department of Antioquia. The waterfall can be found along the road between Medellín and La Ceja.
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.
Tequendamita Falls drops 20 metres (66 ft). It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is El Retiro, Colombia. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tequendamita Falls is the third-tallest of the 4 we cover in Colombia. 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 Tequendamita Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from El Retiro 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 El Retiro, Colombia
- Country Colombia
- Region Antioquia, Andes & Amazon, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Tequendamita Falls
Colombia
Height20 mWidth—
Most similar
Apoquindo Waterfall
Chile
Height25 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall, of similar height and in Chile
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
20 m
25 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Tequendamita FallsApoquindo WaterfallVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 49× taller than Tequendamita Falls. Victoria Falls is 5.4× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Tequendamita Falls 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
6.08222, -75.47583
Quick answers
Where is Tequendamita Falls?
Tequendamita Falls is in Colombia (Antioquia). The nearest base is El Retiro, Colombia. Its coordinates are 6.0822, -75.4758.
How tall is Tequendamita Falls?
Tequendamita Falls drops 20 metres (66 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Tequendamita Falls?
Peak flow is June to September. 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 Tequendamita Falls?
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 Tequendamita Falls?
The usual base is El Retiro, Colombia. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
Nearby
Closest to Tequendamita Falls
Tequendama Falls
Colombia · 132 m · 210 km away
Colombia's most famous, and most polluted, waterfall
La Chorrera
Colombia · 590 m · 220 km away
Colombia's tallest waterfall
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