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
Photo taken at Parque Nacional Canaima – Canaima National Park
On day 2 we had to cross two big rivers that separated us from the path to the base camp. There was no point of avoiding getting wet since the rain would get to us eventually
Photo taken at Parque Nacional Canaima – Canaima National Park
The rainfall was so much that we had to leave the river crossing for the following morning and camp just before the first of the two rivers.
I woke up early in the morning when one of the tepui was slowly coming out of the mist and the sun still had to rise
Photo taken at Parque Nacional Canaima – Canaima National Park
The first day of trek was easy except for the rain that didn’t stop chasing us. Behind the clouds the tepui started to appear slowly in all their majesty as we got closer
Photo taken at Parque Nacional Canaima – Canaima National Park
Once I met the team from @cruzdebolivar and the rest of the group that will hike with me in the following days, we all took an adventurous jeep ride uphill to Paraitepuy, the native Pemon village that also serves as gate to the Roraima trek
Photo taken at Kumarakapay
After getting a bus to Pacaraima, the last Brazilian town before the border with Venezuela, I got into a taxi and finally arrived in La Gran Sabana, in the small village of San Francisco de Yuruani, aka Kumarakapy in the native Pemon language.
Here I’ll meet my guide and start the trip to Mount Roraima