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San Rafael Falls was a waterfall on the Coca River in Sucumbíos and Napo, Ecuador. Standing 131 metres (430 ft) high, it was the tallest and most powerful waterfall in Ecuador and a popular tourist attraction. The falls were located at the eastern boundary of Cayambe Coca National Park, in the eastern Andean foothills about 170 kilometres (110 mi) to the east of Quito.
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