Photo taken at Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador
Arriving in the Galápagos Islands, one of the most unusual and delicate ecosystems on Earth
Photo taken at Monte Roraima
Hasta luego Roraima! What an incredible experience has been to visit such a unique place. One that has remained almost like it was since it formed billions of years ago.
I just wish I could spend more time here to better explore the landscape and get to know native culture
Photo taken at Mount Roraima
Mount Roraima is home to unique endemic species. For instance here you can find a frog who didn’t evolve to jump, simply because it didn’t have to in order to survive.
Don’t let your eye be tricked by this macro shot: they are really really small, around half the size of a thumb
Photo taken at Parque Nacional Canaima – Canaima National Park
The Taurepan men carried most of the equipment necessary for the six days trek, using their traditional woven backpacks called “guayare”. Is incredible how much stuff they can carry and the speed their are able to walk with such a load
Photo taken at Mont Roraima
In our trek to Roraima we are guided and assisted by a group of natives from Paraitepuy. They belong to the Taurepan ethnicity, a group of the indigenous people commonly known as Pemon (a word that simply means “people” in their language). Their relationships with the mountain is one of respect and worshiping:
“Roraima is the Mother of everything, the Home of the spirits, who give us life with its infinite source of water
Photo taken at Mount Roraima
One of the most popular monument to water found in Roraima tepui are the so-called Jacuzzis, a special place in which over the centuries, the flow of water has formed a series of natural pools in the rocks filled with quartz crystals. They form a unique oasis of charm and energy
Photo taken at Mount Roraima
Cascadas de la Catedral is one of the most beautiful spot on Mount Roraima. Here you can bath on what is probably the purest water on the planet
Photo taken at Roraima-Tepui
At 2800m Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateaus in South America. Once you get on the top it feels like discovering a new planet. Almost the entire surface of the summit is bare sandstone, with only a few small rare plant and algae showing up between the rocks
Photo taken at Mount Roraima
Day 3 of the trek. Despite the rain and the incessant water that was following along the steep path, we were able to complete the last part of the ascent and get to the edge of Mount Roraima. It was like landing on another planet