Bandeira Waterfall

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The Bandeira Waterfall (Portuguese: Cascata Bandeira, Tetun: Be Tuda Bandera) is a tall waterfall in the municipality of Ermera, Timor-Leste. It forms part of a minor tributary of the Loes River.

The waterfall is located just to the east of the Letefoho–Atsabe road near Atsabe in the Ermera municipality. The tallest waterfall in Timor-Leste, it has been described as "é de registar" (transl. worth noting), and as "... an impressive sight in the wet season." At the waterfall, the Bandeira River (Portuguese: Rio Bandeira, Tetun: Mota Bandera) flows over a vertical cliff. The river then feeds into the Magapu River, which is a tributary of the Loes River, and, at that point, marks the border between the sucos of Baboi Leten (to its north) and Baboi Craic (to its south).

The waterfall has been identified as having geotourism potential, and the river as being a hydrological resource with tourism potential.

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