Gran Sabana

Chavtastic

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July 16th 2006
Coming into Venezuela from the south, our first stop was in Santa Elena de Uairen - gateway to the gran sabana (the big sheet is wot it originally meant) which is characterised by largely flat terrain dotted with flat topped mountains known as Tepui. These Tepui are the remnants of a time when dinosaurs walked the planet. Erosion left them standing isolated from each other, with the tops of the te ... read more

South America » Venezuela

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Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who ... ... read more