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Kaieteur Falls in Guayana is a great waterfall located in northern South America. It is located in the Kaieteur National Park in Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana which is claimed by Venezuela as part of the Guyana Essequibo.

It has a free fall of up to 226 meters from the water outlet to the first time you play rock, but then flows into a steep waterfalls series, which still included the height of the waterfall make it reach about 256 meters.

The Kaieteur Falls in Guayana is up to 5 times higher than Niagara Falls, located between EE. UU. and Canada but much less known, and about 2 times the height of Victoria Falls (located between the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa) is the nineteenth waterfall by volume and by some estimates is the twenty-sixth cataract scenic world.

Kaieteur Falls are a major tourist attraction in Guyana, many people also like the landscape around the falls. It is one of the most visited tourist spots in Guayana.

It differs from other waterfalls in Guayana by the combination of high altitude and high capacity with an average of 663 cubic meters per second.
The falls were discovered on April 24, 1870, by the British geologist Charles Barrington Brown, being the first European to discover these waterfalls.
Kaieteur Falls are a major tourist attraction in Guyana, being visited by about 40,000 tourists a year, who are attracted by the exotic frame surrounding the waterfalls, inhabited by endangered species that are difficult to visualize.

The forest landscape of this tropical forest is one of the highest levels of biodiversity.
There are frequent flights between the runway and falls Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown (the capital).

The area around the falls has trails and viewpoints from many angles and viewpoints ideal for shooting.

Although undoubtedly the most impressive to recognize the environment is through an air tour.
Another option is an excursion demanded by land that usually lasts between 3 and 5 days with guides that guide a walk in the midst of nature, closing with a flourish with Kaieteur waterfall that has nothing to envy to a corner of paradise.

Los Roques in Venezuela is an archipelago located in the Caribbean Sea, 168 km north of La Guaira, the port of Caracas. For its beauty and ecological importance, was declared a national park in 1972.

To get to Los Roques, if you do not have your own yacht (yacht or a friend) can take commercial flights from Caracas, Porlamar (Margarita) and Maracaibo. The arrival by air is a spectacular, thanks to the variety of blue that can be seen from the air. (Aerial photos of Los Roques)

You will arrive on the island of Gran Roque. If going for a single day can take a catamaran or a small boat, to go to other islands or Crasquí Francisquí.

El archipelago consists of some 50 islands. The most important, El Gran Roque, the only populated and where the airport. The other major islands are Francisqui, Nordisqui, Madrisqui, and Crasqui. (See Map). However, not only to those keys.

You can see the small grove of Rasqui, near the Gran Roque, where all you have is an inn with a few rooms, which makes it the closest thing there is to a private island.

You can go to the key of 2 Mesquises where Roques Scientific Foundation has a program called “adopt a turtle” that allows you to sponsor a turtle adoption kit receiving and participating in the draw for the release of your turtle in Los Roques .

What makes Los Roques a wonderful place is the vast expanse of calm waters, the presence of lagoons, islands and beaches of white sand (coral origin) and crystalline waters of incredible colors.

Whether you go for a day or longer in the season (November to April), do not miss the chance to eat a lobster in Los Roques.

As Los Roques is a national park, have imposed certain restrictions on buildings. There are no luxury hotels, but a variety of inns, from simple and unpretentious to magnificent, that take pride in their cuisine.

Almost all the inns are located in Gran Roque, where cruise boats to different islands, especially Francisquí, Madrisquí and Crasquí. It is also possible to stay in a sailboat or a yacht, traveling from one island to another.