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One of the most beautiful places in Venezuela is Canaima lagoon and its surroundings.
This picture is the largest waterfall of seven of the Canaima lagoon, which is the starting point for trips to the highest waterfall in the world - the Angel Falls through the Rio Carrao in the Tepuys Valle. Canaima can only be reached by air; once you are there nature transports you to a quiet and beautiful place, a real paradise. You can have a closer view to the water falls in a "Curiara" (a long canoe used by Indians).

The name of the park, derives from the novel "Canaima" by Venezuelan author Romulo Gallegos, means "spirit of evil" in the language of the Pemón.

Something really surprising is the color of the water and the sand. You can see in the foreground the tea color of the water, which is from tannins product from the leafs decay and the light pink sand due to the presence of quartz giving a beautiful play of colors

Canaima National Park was established in 1962 with an area of 10,000km², but its size was increased to 30,000km² in 1975 in order to safeguard the watershed functions of its river basins, it is located in the south-east of Venezuela in Bolívar State close to the borders with Brazil and Guyana. At that time it became the world's largest national park, its area being equivalent to that of Belgium in Europe, or larger than the State of Maryland.
In recognition of its extraordinary scenery and geological and biological values, the park was conceded World Heritage Status in 1994, forming one of a select list of 126 natural and natural-cultural World Heritage Sites worldwide.
I scaned this picture from my paper copy and croped.