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This picture shows two of the largest Tepuys in Venezuela. The tepuy in the right is named Kukenan. The left one is the Roraima, the highest tepuy in the region.

A Tepui (or Tepuy) is a table-top mountain (mesa) found only in the Guayana highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana. Tepuis tend to be found as isolated entities rather than in connected ranges, which makes them the host of a unique array of endemic plant and animal species. Some of the most outstanding tepuis are Autana, Auyantepui and Mount Roraima (the highest and most famous one, on the border tripoint of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana). They are typically composed of sheer blocks of Precambrian sandstone or quartzite rocks rising abruptly from the jungle, giving rise to spectacular natural scenery. Auyantepui is the source of Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall.

You can see in the picture a very small path that goes to the tepuys. I've walked this path in a 6-day long trek (4 days to climb the Roraima and 2 days to return) in 2006. I've posted another picture from the top of the Roraima, that you can visit in my gallery.

I hope you like the picture

Best Regards
Víctor