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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
7 years ago

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
7 years ago

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
7 years ago

Photo taken at Boa Vista, Roraima

The trip back to South America from Namibia was endless. I got out of my last flight at 1:00am in Boa Vista, Brazil. It was too late to get an hotel and too early to go to the bus station. So I just rested in the small airport for few hours before getting the first bus to Venezuela
7 years ago

Photo taken at Namibia

After visiting the Himba homestead near Opuwo I was supposed to move to another place to attend a traditional Himba funeral, but the ceremony was delayed. So I decided to take some time to visit the desert before heading back to Windhoek and fly back to South America
7 years ago

Photo taken at Kunene Region

Himba women are famous for rubbing their bodies with “otjize”, a mixture of fat and ochre, believed to protect their skins against the harsh climate and dirt. They also mix it with clay to cover their hair in a beautification ritual
7 years ago