Río Coca near El Chaco, Ecuador with new canyon since 2020 (Jan 2024)
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Erosion on the Río Coca upstream of the former San Rafael waterfall site, Ecuador, showing a newly opened canyon that has formed since 2020. (Molly Wood, USGS)
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