Canaima National Park
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Canaima National Park is located in the Grand sub. So called numerous hills found in the Caroni River Basin. Because of soil erosion here often formed and round canyons ("SIMAS") with a flat bottom and vertical walls, deep canyons reaching 350 m. Another result of the erosion can be "tepuis" - a huge plateau of about one kilometer, they are often abruptly cut off downwards. Each of these cards has a unique flora. According to scientists, each of the plants growing in a particular "tepuis" Nowhere else in the world do not occur.

Famous attractions of the park is Angel Falls. Not far away there are village of Canaima, because of the location in the jungle the city can be reached only by plane. The village is built on the shore of the lagoon spills in the river Carrao. Here on the lake built a few eco hotels.

Local guides and guides - the descendants of militant Indian tribe "Pemon" who lived on this land since time immemorial. In many shops, you can buy a variety of local souvenirs.

An unforgettable impression on tourists produces Sapo waterfall. The rock from which a waterfall rushes down a little tilted forward, and at its base there is a small space. In this corridor runs the tourist trail. On the one hand it is enclosed by a stone wall, and on the other hand - the streams of water and railings. The width of the trail is 1-1, 5 m, a length of about 70-80 m. With the end of the rainy season (November-December) becomes a full-flowing waterfall and then a feeling of the most spectacular walks.

Canaima is located next to a place called Arekuna, here is the center of eco-tourism - Arekuna Lodge. Here tourists are invited to make a sea voyage to the thresholds Los Bobos, during the walk, you can meet the locals, washing gold. They move with the large rafts improvised using pumps raise sand, passing it through filters, looking gold.

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Canaima National Park
Angel Falls