Friday, 27 November 2015
Mount Roraima Looks Like It's Straight Out Of The Movies, But It's Entirely Real
This is probably what comes to mind when you picture a mountain -- triangular, snowcapped peaks piercing the sky.
Flickr / Adarsh Thakuri
But Mount Roraima is about to change that notion.
The flat-faced tepui, or tabletop mountain, spans three countries' borders in South America: Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana.
From afar, it might not look particularly impressive...
Wikimedia Commons / Paolo Costa Baldi
But upon closer inspection, the 1,300-foot cliffs are quite breathtaking.
Flickr / M M
A photo posted by Planet (@lonelyplanetfriend) on May 25, 2015 at 12:17am PDT
Roraima is part of Canaima National Park and the tabletop...
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