Unmapped waterfall in Peru may be one of the tallest
An unmapped waterfall -- although known and kept secret by locals -- has been "discovered" in the Amazonas region of northern Peru, and is believed by the explorer who located it to be one of the three tallest in the world. An expedition, which includes local representatives, has already been sent out to measure it.
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I hope the explorer who "found" it names it after himself. Like that little snake that a scientist recently "found" and named after his wife.
Why the scare quotes around 'found'? In both cases the individual obtained knowledge about something that was formerly unknown to the general population. Especially the snake.
I am saying "found" because they did not really "find" anything. That snake and the waterfall were well known to people who lived there. Especially the snake. At least name it after the area. Not your wife.
I don't know about the snake, but if the waterfall is named after the area it's in, this would be a similarly discoverer-centric name, as Amazonas is ultimately named after events that happened to the conquistadors that reminded them of Greek mythology.
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