Mount Roraima (Venezuela)

Mount Roraima is the tallest mountain in the Tapui Plateau in the Pacaraima Mountains of South America. The earliest description of Mount Roraima was given by English explorer Sir Walter Raley in 1. The summit of Mount Roraima covers an area of ​​about 4 square kilometers. There is a 5-foot-high straight wall-like cliff formed around a flat peak like a table.

Mount Roraima is a part of the plateau known as the Guiana Shield, located at the fire corner of Kanaima National Park, spread over a territory of some 4,000 square kilometers in Venezuela. The flat mountain borders Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Venezuela accounts for about 5 percent of the Tapui Plateau. About five percent of the territory is located in the state of Roraima in Brazil. Guyana accounts for about ten percent of the plateau, and Mount Roraima is also considered the tallest mountain in Guyana.

Tabletop Mountains with flat peaks are everywhere else in the world but there are more than one reasons to visit Mount Roraima. Mount Roraima and the entire highlands are among the oldest geological formations in the world. This mountainous region is estimated to have originated from the Precambrian era, about two billion years ago. About eight months of the year, the fog wraps around the entire mountain, making Mount Roraima seem like a fairytale mountain.

About twelve times as many rains, several waterfalls erupt from the steep cliffs around the mountain. The vegetation that grows on the mountain of Roraima is also considered unique and rare. The campanula bellflower, specially classified in carnivorous plants and shaped like a small bell, is the Campanula bellflower.

So the purple flower named Rapatia also grows on a flat peak. However, most of the summit remains deserted as sandstones due to heavy rainfall. There are scattered shrubs and lilies everywhere. Special vegetation is not seen as many nutrients are swept away in the water due to the torrent of rain water from the surface of the mountain.

Some rare species of organisms are also inhabited at Mount Roraima. Among such animals is the large toad called Roraima bush toad. Currently this species of frog is near extinction. Especially since these frogs are mostly wandering in the day and in the open, they are feared to be harmed by tourists. That's why tourists visiting Mount Roraima are cautioned not to harm this frog. Long before European peoples arrived in South America, Mount Roraima has a lot of cultural significance among the locals.

The ancient mythology of the people here also includes Mount Roraima. The Pemon and Capone tribes in the region of Gran Sabana, Venezuela, consider this mountain to be the trunk of an ancient tree. According to the legend of these people, in ancient times all the fruits and vegetables of this world grew on this huge tree. However, a demon named Makunima destroyed the tree, causing severe flooding throughout the region. Thus, in the Pemનn language, 'roroid' means green and 'mad' means huge, from which this mountain is named Roraima.

Hiking up Mount Roraima is considered to be the hardest because of the steep ascent, but adventurers have been climbing this steep mountain for years. The adventurous mountaineer, Sir Everard im Thum, is reported to have climbed the mountain for the first time in 3. Mount Roraima is one of Venezuela's most famous mountaineering mountains. However, as it is difficult to climb the steep slopes of the mountain, only specially trained people are allowed.