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Canaima National Park

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How it came to be

Venezuela created Canaima National Park in its southeast in 1962, and it now covers about 3 million ha. Table mountains called tepuis make up about 65% of it, built of sandstone thought to be 1.5 to 2 billion years old.

Angel Falls drops 979 m from Auyán-tepui, the highest waterfall in the world. The Pemon people live here and regard the tepuis as homes of spirits called mawari. UNESCO listed the park in 1994.

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