Borders of Venezuela - Border Crossings of Venezuela, Brazil-Venezuela Border, Colombia-Venezuela Border, Guyana-Venezuela Border (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Border Crossings of Venezuela, Brazil-venezuela Border, Colombia-venezuela Border, Guyana-venezuela Border, Territorial Disputes of Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago - Venezuela Border, Orinoco, Mount Roraima, Alcabala, Isla Aves, Guayana Esequiba, Rio Negro, Pico 31 de Maro, Arauca River, United States - Venezuela Maritime Boundary Treaty, Gulf of Paria, Meta River, Piedra Del Cocuy, Catatumbo River, Cuyuni River, Serra Imeri, Cerro Pintado, Bocas Del Dragn, Wenamu River, Ankoko Island, Amacuro River, Corocoro Island, Mount Venamo, Atabapo River, Boca Del Serpiente, Zulia River. Excerpt: Mount Roraima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Many of the species found on Roraima are unique to the plateau. Plants such as pitcher plants, Campanula (a bellflower), and the rare Rapatea heather are commonly found on the escarpment and summit. It rains almost every day of the year. Almost the entire surface of the summit is bare sandstone, with only a few bushes (Bonnetia roraim) and algae present. "ow scanty and bristling vegetation" is also found in the small, sandy marshes that intersperse the rocky summit. Most of the nutrients that are present in the soil are washed away by torrents that cascade over the edge, forming some of the highest waterfalls in the world. Since long before the arrival of European explorers, the mountain has held a special significance for the indigenous people of the region, and it is central to many of their myths and legends. The Pemon Indians of the Gran Sabana see Roraima as the stump of a mighty tree that once held all the fruits and tuberous vegetables in the world. Felled by one of their ancestors, the tree crashed to the ground, unleashing a terrible flood. Roroi in the Pemon language means blue-green and ma means gre... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=615997