Kuang Si waterfall
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| Coordinates | 19 ° 44'57 " N , 101 ° 59'30" E | |
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| place | Luang Prabang Province , Laos | |
| height | 60 m | |
Kuang Si (other spellings Kuang Xi or Kouang Si ), also known as fact Kuang Si ( Lao ຕາດ ກວາງ ຊີ ; indeed stands in Lao for waterfall), is a multi-stage waterfall in the province of Luang Prabang in Laos . It is located about 30 km southwest of the city of Luang Prabang in the Tat Kuang Si Park nature reserve and is one of the main tourist attractions in the region.
Starting from shallow pools, the main waterfall plunges approx. 60 meters over karst rocks . In the further course, sintered terraces and turquoise-blue pools formed due to the very calcareous water .
The Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Center of the Free the Bears Fund has been located in the park since 2003 , a shelter for the endangered collarbear .
Web links
Commons : Kuang Si Waterfall - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jan Düker: Stefan Loose Travel Guide Laos DuMont Reiseverlag, 7th edition 2016, p. 272, ISBN 978-3-7701-6768-5
- ↑ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cambodia & Laos . Dorling Kindersley Limited,, ISBN 978-1-4053-4985-7 , p. 167 (accessed on March 18, 2018).
- ↑ Information board at the entrance to the park, February 2018
- ↑ Free the Bears - Laos Sanctuaries. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
