- The
Pongo de
Mainique ('gate' in Quechua) is a
water gap (canyon) of the
Urubamba River in Peru.
Inside the
water gap, the
river is
constricted to a width...
-
Urubamba and the
Lower Urubamba, the
dividing feature being the
Pongo de
Mainique, an
infamous whitewater canyon,
where the
river narrows to a
width of 45...
- an Inca gr**** rope bridge,
across the
Urubamba River in the
Pongo de
Mainique,
provided a
secret entrance for the Inca army.
Another Inca
bridge was...
- in
Nepal Manawatū Gorge, New
Zealand Middle Rhine in
Germany Pongo de
Mainique, Peru - on the
Urubamba River Pongo de Manseriche, Peru - on the Marañón...
-
Locations used in the film include: Manaus, Brazil; Iquitos, Peru;
Pongo de
Mainique, Peru; and an
isthmus between the
Urubamba and the
Camisea rivers in Peru...
- world's top
travel writers" by The Observer,
Palin named Peru's
Pongo de
Mainique (canyon
below the
Machu Picchu) his "favourite
place in the world". Palin...
- Picchu,
crossing the
Urubamba River southeast of
Cusco in the
Pongo de
Mainique.
Every one or two years, a
replica bridge is
constructed from
dried gr****es...
-
River has 35
miles of
pongo before it
joins the
Amazon River. The
Pongo de
Mainique: the most
dangerous whitewater p**** on the
Urubamba River. The
Pongo de...
-
canyon of
Pongo de
Mainique. Soon thereafter, they stop and set up camp for the night.
Palin later states that
Pongo de
Mainique was his
favourite place...
- the
eastern flanks of the Andes.
Protected lands include the
Pongo de
Mainique, a
scenic water gap
where the
Urubamba River cuts
through the Vilcabamba...
