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Laja Falls (Spanish: Salto del Laja) is a waterfall located in the Laja River in southcentral Chile.[1][2] It lies next to the old Pan-American Highway, between the cities of Los Ángeles and Chillán. Below the falls, the river has formed a narrow canyon. The falls consist of four horseshoe-shaped falls, one on each arm of Laja River. The tallest (35 m) is the easternmost fall, while the western falls are 20 m tall.

Laja Falls
Laja Falls

The surrounding flora is made up of vegetation of native species of boldo, espino, maiten, peumo, corcolén, quillay, litre, arrayán, helecho, nalca, sauces, and alisos.

The Laja Falls are one of the great tourist attractions for travelers to the south of Chile. Currently there are a series of tourist services, such as hotels, campsites, restaurants, cabins, picnic areas, crafts. Also adventure tourism, hiking, zip lines, boat rides.

Two eastern falls from above
Two eastern falls from above

References


  1. Solórzano, Andrés; Encinas, Alfonso; Kramarz, Alejandro; Carrasco, Gabriel; Montoya-Sanhueza, Germán; Bobe, René (2020-10-01). "Late early Miocene caviomorph rodents from Laguna del Laja (~37° S), Cura-Mallín Formation, south-central Chile". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 102: 102658. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102658. ISSN 0895-9811.
  2. "Laja Falls". GoChile. Retrieved 2022-09-14.


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[de] Laja-Fälle

Die Laja-Fälle (spanisch Salto del Laja) bestehen aus vier Wasserfällen im Unterlauf des Río de La Laja etwa 50 km vor dessen Mündung in den Río Bío-Bío. Sie liegen in der Región del Bío-Bío im Süden Chiles, etwa 25 km nördlich von Los Ángeles relativ nahe an der Ruta 5. Jährlich besuchen tausende Touristen die Laja-Fälle.[1]
- [en] Laja Falls

[es] Salto del Laja

Los Saltos Del Laja o Salto del Laja, son cuatro cascadas del río de La Laja, ubicadas en la Región del Biobío en Chile. Está ubicado 25 km al norte de la ciudad de Los Ángeles, siendo el límite de ésta con la comuna de Cabrero.


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