The waterfall is located just to the east of the
Letefoho [
de]–
Atsabe road near Atsabe in the Ermera municipality.[1][2][3] The tallest waterfall in East Timor,[2][4] it has been described as "é de registar"[1] (
transl. worth noting), and as "... an impressive sight in the wet season."[2]
At the waterfall, the Bandeira River (Portuguese: Rio Bandeira, Tetum: Mota Bandera)[3] flows over a vertical cliff.[5]
The river then feeds into the Magapu River,[6] which is a tributary of the Loes River, and, at that point, marks the border between the sucos of
Baboi Leten [
de] (to its north) and
Baboi Craic [
de] (to its south).[7]: 12, 13
Economy
The waterfall has been identified as having geotourism potential,[8] and the river as being a hydrological resource with tourism potential.[9]