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Risco waterfall

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The Risco Waterfall ("Risco" meaning risk in English) is a group of waterfalls located in Rabaçal, Paul da Serra, in the Madeira Islands. The waterfall is 100m high, consisting of a group of different water streams coming vertically down the mountainside. At its foot there are rocks covered in small plants and a small natural pool.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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