| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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Passeo Orinoco is a riverside street with shops. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
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The Orinoco River. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
|
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The Orinoco River is the third longest in South America (2150km). It flows entirely within Venezuela. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
|
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The 1678m long Angostura Bridge is the only bridge over the Orinoco River. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
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Ferries and fruit sellers on the river. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
|
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Islands on the river made from large boulders. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
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Cargo ferry. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
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Fresh Water Dolphin. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
|
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Crested Caracara flying over the water. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
Orinoco River |
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View of the narrows of the Orinoco River. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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Anchor in the Museum of Ciudad Bolivar. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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Casa del Congresso |
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The Casa del Congresso de Angosturo (1770) was used as a base durimg the war of independence against Spain. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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Casa del Congresso |
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Wooden balcony. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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Casa del Congresso |
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Printing press used during the war of independence. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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|
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Street scene in the old city. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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|
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Wrought iron balconies and window grills. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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Casa San Isidro |
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The Casa San Isidro. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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Casa San Isidro |
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Casa San Isidro is a colonial house set in a wooded area. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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Casa San Isidro |
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Colonial era furniture. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Bolivar |
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|
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Jimmy Angel's plane. Angel landed in the jungle in 1937 and had to walk out. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Guayana |
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The Orinoco River at Ciudad Guayana where two different coloured waterways stay separate. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Guayana |
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Caroni Falls |
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The Caroni River is a tributary of the Orinoco. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Guayana |
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Caroni Falls |
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The Caroni River descends over a 200m series of waterfalls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Guayana |
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Caroni Falls |
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Dramatic views of the falls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Guayana |
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Caroni Falls |
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Thunderous cascade. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Ciudad Guayana |
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Caroni Falls |
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View of the falls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Caroni Basin |
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The wetlands of the Caroni River. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Caroni Basin |
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Forested tributary of the Caroni River. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Caroni Basin |
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A forested tepui. Tepui is a Pemon word meaning table mountain. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Caroni Basin |
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The Caroni River system is the second largest in the country. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Caroni Basin |
Kamarata |
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Kamarata is a typical Pemon settlement only accessable by air or on foot. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Caroni Basin |
Kamarata |
|
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Pemon house. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Auyantepui |
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Auyantepui, the largest tepui, has an area of 700 square km. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
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Gran Sabana |
Auyantepui |
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|
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The tepui has many high waterfalls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Auyantepui |
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|
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Auyantepui is 2535m above sea level. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Auyantepui |
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|
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A dry Angel Falls, the world's highest at 979m. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Auyantepui |
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The sheer walls of tepuis ensure that each has a unique biological environment. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Auyantepui |
Churun Falls |
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Churun Falls is one of many high waterfalls in the region. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Auyantepui |
Churun Falls |
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Looking down on the falls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Auyantepui |
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|
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The top of the tepui is nearly 1km above the plain below. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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Kusari Tepui. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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Tepuis and forests near Canaima. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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Canaima is a Pemon settlement by a lagoon on the Carrao River. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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The area has many waterfalls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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Canaima is surrounded by tepuis (the local word for table mountains or mesas). |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
Sapo Lagoon |
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The beautiful Sapo Lagoon. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
Sapo Lagoon |
|
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The lagoon is the centre of Canaima. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
Sapo Lagoon |
|
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The vast expanse of the lagoon. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
Sapo Lagoon |
|
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Beautiful landscape. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
Sapo Lagoon |
|
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The lagoon in the late afternoon. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
Sapo Lagoon |
|
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The lagoon is a large body of water in the centre of a rainforest. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
Hacha Falls |
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Hacha Falls are spread over a large area. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
Hacha Falls |
|
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Close view of the falls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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Cashoo nut with its fruit. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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The area is famous for its Tepuis, a Pemon word meaning "table mountain". |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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Kusari Tepui. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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Kuravaina Tepui. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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Karun Tepui. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
|
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Mine Frog. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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A feeble Sapo Falls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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Rock formations at Sapo Falls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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Ara Falls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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The upper part of Ara Falls. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
Canaima |
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|
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Workers from a guest house. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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The Gran Sabana is dotted with tepuis. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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Cloud-shrouded tepui tops. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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Tepuis are table mountains over 1km high. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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Dramatic ridges. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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Tepuis isolated from each other. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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A large tepui. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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Each tepui is like an island with unique species of plants. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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|
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The upper regions of a tepui. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
|
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|
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The narrow top of a tepui. |
1998 |
| Venezuela |
|
Gran Sabana |
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One of the many rivers that flow into the Orinoco. |
1998 |
were added from 11 December 2021.