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Canaima National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima) is a 30,000 km² park in south-eastern Venezuela that borders Brazil and Guyana. It is the second largest park in the country, after Parima-Tapirapecó. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of the Tepuis (table-top mountains) that cover most of the park. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canaima_National_Park

Canaima National Park/Planeta.com Canaima National Park is located in the south-east of Venezuela in Bolívar State close to the borders with Brazil and Guyana. The vegetation of the national park is quite strikingly divided between the mainly savanna-forest mosaic of the Eastern Sector of the park, known as the Gran Sabana, and evergreen forest in the west. The park was established in 1962 with an area of 10,000km2, but its size was increased to 30,000km2 in 1975 in order to safeguard the watershed functions of its river basins. www.planeta.com /planeta/97/0897canaima.html

Angel Falls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is located on an unnamed tributary of the Rio Caroni, in the Canaima National Park, Venezuela. The official height was determined by a National Geographic Society survey in 1949 (see Jungle Journey to the World's Highest Waterfall by Ruth Robertson). Its coordinates are roughly 5°58' N 62°31 W. Although first sighted in the early 20th century by the explorer Ernesto de Santa Cruz, the waterfall was not known to the world until its official discovery by the American aviator, James Crawford Angel, on a flight whilst searching for gold. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angel_Falls

Canaima National Park - travel guide, holidays in Canaima National Park - Canaima National Park is in the Gran Sabana of Venezuela. Canaima National Park is home to the Angel Falls. Most of the parks attraction can only be visited with a guided tour from Canaima. www.did-you-mean.com /travel/Canaima_National_Park

News-Star OnlineVenezuela 11/21/04 Canaima National Park hosts the worlds tallest waterfall, Angel Falls and is the world's sixth-largest nature reserve. Canaima National Park hosts the worlds tallest waterfall, Angel Fallas, and is the world's sixth-largest nature reserve. CANAIMA NATIONAL PARK, Venezuela (AP) -- In 1937, American adventurer Jimmie Angel's plane sank in the soft mud of the towering tropical mesa that hosts Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall. www.news-star.com /stories/112104/New_66.shtml

A Plant Hunter’s Paradise Angel Falls & Devil’s Mountain From Ciudad Bolivar we flew to Canaima National Park because air travel is the only link to the park except for those who have the time and skills to negotiate the river system from the Orinoco or have months to travel overland by foot. The expedition brought world attention to the area and influenced the creation of Canaima National Park in 1962 with 2,470,000 acres, which was increased to 7,410,000 acres in 1975 making it one of the world’s largest national parks. A number of plants native to Canaima National Park are grown in Humboldt gardens. www.vheadline.com /printer_news.asp?id=546

Venezuela - Canaima National Park Canaima National Park is a collection of sprawling rivers, jungles and Guianan savannas. Canaima, in far eastern Venezuela, is south of the Orinoco River, in the northwestern section of the Guayana Shield. Canaima also harbors nearly half of the neotropical migratory birds that winter in South America; many are of conservation concern, including the osprey, American swallow-tailed kite and broad-winged hawk. nature.org /wherewework/southamerica/venezuela/work/art5336.html

Enhancing Our Heritage Canaima National Park is spread over three million hectares in the south-east of Venezuela in Bolívar State along the border between Guyana and Brazil. Canaima was established as a national park on 1962 and inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994. Roughly 65 per cent of the park is covered by table mountain (tepui) formations. www.enhancingheritage.net /sites_venezuela.htm

Canaima Canaima National Park was decreed as such by the National Government on June 12th, 1962, with an area of one million hectares (1,000,00 Ha), which was increased to three million hectares on October 10th, 1975, making it one of the largest national parks in the world. Indian communitites in Canaima National Park are ethnically Pemon, belonging to the Arekuna, Taurepane and Kamaracoto families. Most of the Canaima National Park falls under the influence of an Equatorial Climate, with sunshine and high precipitations throughout the year. theory.lcs.mit.edu /~amedina/canaima.html

Canaima Software - About Canaima Canaima, pronounced in English as in Can-I-ma, is a National Park located in Venezuela's Guayana region, south of the Orinoco River, in the area known as the Gran Sabana. Indian communities in Canaima National Park are ethnically Pemón, belonging to the Arekuna, Taurepane and Kamaracoto families. Not only because of its size, but also because of its spectacular scenery and vast natural resources, Canaima National Park is truly one of the world's greatest natural wonders. www.canaimasoft.com /AboutCanaima.htm

Canaima Packages Canaima National Park is located in Venezuela's Guayana región, south of the Orinoco River, in the Grand Sabana autonomous municipality and the Sifontes municipality of Bolivar State. Tepuys, among the main features in Canaima National Park, we find the "Tepuys" with their vertical walls carved by the erosion of millions of years. Note: Personal cost, Airport taxes and entrance to the park are not include www.dutch-caribbean.net /brisa-latina/venezuela/canaima

Power Lines Invade Venezuelan Parkland Canaima National Park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995 and is one of the largest and most admired national parks in the world. The lines could cross up to 200 kilometres of Canaima National Park, depending on which side of the road is chosen. The agreement requires the construction of high-tension power lines from the Raul Leoni complex of dams on the River Orinoco south to Brazil through Bolívar State and Canaima National Park. ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/dominichamilton/words/march1797.htm

Canaima : Introduction A large chunk of this region, more than 3 million hectares (7 million acres), is protected within Canaima National Park, the largest national park in Venezuela and the sixth largest in the world. The small Pemón Indian village and tourist enclave of Canaima is the gateway to Angel Falls and much of this region. However, the area around Canaima itself is mostly hilly and thickly forested. www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2842&catID=2842010001

Untitled Document Canaima National Park is known by the spectacular skyline of towering tepuys and for being the perfect place to have peace of mind. Discover the exotic Canaima National Park one of the most beautiful parks in Venezuela, tour around the wild heart of the Orinoco Delta while staying in a charming lodge and relax at Margarita Island tropical and long deserted beaches. The main attraction of the Park resides in the savage beauty of the landscape known for being one of the geologically oldest parts of our planet. www.alboradalatina.com /mostpt/mostpt1.asp

Asleep at Canaima Canaima National Park is a popular destination for tourists wanting to visit the Venezuelan jungles and see the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls. Upon arriving in a small airplane at the Canaima National Park airstrip, tourists spending the night will be escorted to the small bungalow type rooms at the park. www.vheadline.com /printer_news.asp?id=9698

Luke's South American Diary - August 1994 Canaima National Park, takes up a good part of the huge area of south-eastern Venezuela known as the Gran Sabana (as opposed to Sabana Grande, which is a shopping street in Caracas!), and apparently qualifies as the sixth largest national park in the world. Canaima National Park, Venezuela (Laguna de Canaima, Salto Sapo, Kavac, Salto Angel) This area of the mountains, is designated Henri Pittier National Park, and although totally undeveloped as regards facilities, trails, etc, it is at the very least a beautiful drive up into the lush cloud forest. www.lukemastin.com /diary/aug94.html

Canima National Park, Venezuela Interior - Sept 26, 2001 Canaima national park has over 3 million hectares of land. Canaima National Park, Venezuela Interior - Sept 26, 2001 They claim that this is one of the largest national parks in the world. www.geoffschultz.org /2001_Sailing/Canaima.html

Mirago : Regional: South America: Venezuela: Travel and Tourism: National Parks Canaima National Park - Venezuela - Article describing a possible threat to parts of Canaima National Park Angel Falls- Information about Canaima National Park and the tallest waterfall in the world. National Park of Los Roques - National Park of the Archipelago of Los Roques. www.miragorobot.com /scripts/dir.aspx?cat=Top/Regional/South_America/Venezuela/Travel_and_Tourism/National_Parks

AAAS ATLAS OF POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT Covering about 30 000 square kilometers in the state of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela, Canaima National Park is a place of spectacular natural beauty. The other is in-migration, mainly by other Pemón relocating from the nation of Guyana east of the park, due largely to uncertainty about their future under the government of that country. Due to this dispersed settlement pattern, population density in Canaima and its surrounding area is quite low – so low that population-related problems at first glance seem unlikely. www.ourplanet.com /aaas/pages/case02.html

NATURE. Living Edens: The Lost World. Eco Explorer PBS Within Canaima National Park, rules require tourists to bring down all garbage from the tepuis, but the remains of campfires have been found on the tepui summits -- a worrisome sign since the mountain's vegetation does not easily grow back. This range of mountains to the north of the Canaima National Park remains largely unexplored. For all the Canaima National Park's size and grandeur, no concrete plan has been drawn up to handle that most degrading of tourist imprimaturs: trash. www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/lostworld/eco_explorer7.html

Venezuela's Angel Falls - surreal adventure travel Canaima National Park is one of the world's great natural wonders and a hiker's paradise. At most locations in Canaima National Park, you will be staying in traditional palm-thatched huts called churuatas, which are equipped with comfortable hammocks and beds and en-suite toilets and showers. During your hiking adventure to Angel Falls and Canaima National Park, you will encounter a dazzling array of birds, such as macaws, toucans, parakeets, parrots, tanagers, hummingbirds and the illusive cock of the rock, as well as many other exotic species. www.angel-ecotours.com /adventure-travel-package-can1.HTML

Venezuela Vacation Encompassing more than 3 million hectares of southeastern Venezuela, along the border with Guyana and Brazil, Canaima National Park includes an extensive region of spectacular tepui summits, steep flat-topped table mountains that are the founts of hundreds of waterfalls. Features: Canaima National Park, Angel Falls (the highest waterfall in the world), Margarita Island Beach activities, Archipelago of Los Roques for diving/snorkeling. More than 550 species of birds have been seen in the park, and Canaima is world-renowned for being home to over 500 species of orchids. www.solartours.com /destinations/Venezuela/Venezuela_Region.asp?pais=Venezuela&Places=2283®ion=Canaima&Page=region&Features=

Ecotravel.Com Canaima National Park - we stay in "churuatas" (thatched Indian huts) in Uruyen / Kavak and "rustic" camps along the river route to Angel Falls. For instance, our tours to Canaima National Park are conducted with the help and guidance of the Pemon Indian community - there exists a mutual respect that is special for all of us involved. We maintain good communication with local community groups as well as with Inparques and Corporturismo who are the governing authorities of all the National Parks in Venezuela. www.ecotravel.com /ecotravel2/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=professional&detail_page=167

Canaima & Angel Falls 3 Day Tour Angel Falls Venezuela To the South of the Orinoco River you will find Canaima National Park, the world’s third largest, which is a tropical paradise with an infinite variety of natural resources and breathtaking landscapes. Canaima is without a doubt one of the most spectacular places on this earth, truly the epitome of the lost world. Canaima hosts Angel Falls, one of our most famous destinations, which is found in the middle of the Venezuelan jungle. www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/11645.html

Salto Angel Angel Falls or Salto Angel in Spanish is a trip to the interior to the Canaima National Park. The small plane is needed as the only way to Canaima Park is by plane or up the river. The water is the color of coffee due to the high levels of tannin in the water, the same stuff in red wine. members.cox.net /bil_email

Canaima GrandPoohBah and HRH canoed to Angel Falls from Canaima... www.grandpoohbah.net /Grandpoohbah/canaima.htm

venz99entry1.html Our first stop brought us to Canaima National Park, a 3-million hectare preserve in the Guiana Highlands where tepuis or vast granite outcroppings erupt out of dense rain forest. We considered ourselves lucky to visit the park and sample its bat fauna where the only true inhabitants are the Pemón people, who have been lived in harmony with nature in the Orinoco watershed since before the arrival of Columbus. A collection of waterfalls, including Ucaima, Hacha, and Golodrina, bank the north rim of Canaima's black-watered lagoon formed by the Carrao River. www.batcon.org /notes/venz99/venz99entry1.html

Development Threatens Venezuela Rainforest The Imataca Forest reserve and neighboring Canaima National Park, in Eastern Venezuela's Oronoco River basin, are among the richest tropical forest areas on earth; and are being threatened by industrial development. Imataca Forest reserve and neighboring Canaima National Park, in Eastern Venezuela's Oronoco River basin, are among the richest tropical forest areas on earth. The powerline will cut directly through adjacent Canaima national park, a designated United Nations World heritage Site. ces.iisc.ernet.in /hpg/envis/doc98html/biodva99.html

Gran Sabana is Venezuela's bit of lost world The entrance to Canaima National Park is marked by a 230-foot sandstone boulder along Route 10, which runs 200 miles from the tiny mining town of El Dorado, 370 miles southeast of Caracas, to Santa Elena. The national park is located in southeastern Venezuela in Bolívar State close to the borders with Brazil and Guyana; www.thelost world.org/canaimanp/canaima.htm. In the movie "Jurassic Park," a scientist mutters in disbelief as she holds a prehistoric leaf -- until her first look at a herd of brontosauruses leaves her speechless. www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/12/14/TRGSG3K9M01.DTL

Los Roques Angel Falls With a degree of National Park, all sites in the archipelago are limited to 10 divers or fishermen, so you get the intimate feeling of diving in untamed, untouched waters. The park is also home to a small settlement of Pemon Indians, the original inhabitants of this Venezuela, Tierra de Magica, whose wooden adobe churatas (Wooden building with palm leave roof) dwellings have changed little in thousands of years. A half day trip to the Sapo Falls is an exciting way to explore the Canaima Lagoon with a motorized canoe. www.salto-angel.com /losroques-angelfalls.htm

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