barranca

/bəˈrɑŋkə/

noun

A narrow, winding river gorge.

The oldest subaerial volcanic materials crop out at the bottom of the main valleys (barrancos Valle Gran Rey, Erque, Benchijigua and La Villa).

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent