La Gran Sabana is located at the south eastern part of Venezuela and is formed by a mountain mass called the Guayanas which comprehend a concentration of the most ancient rocks of the world. It occupies 18,000 Km2 and due to its uniqueness it has been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO since 1994.
In the Gran Sabana we can observe rocky plateaus surrounded by table top areas called “tepuis”. In the western region of the Gran Sabana there are three plateaus aligned and form part of Canaima National Park. 

Canaima Park is located in the extreme south-eastern part of Venezuela. It was created on June the 12th, 1962 with a surface area of 1,000,000 ha. and expanded to 3,000,000 ha. in1975, making it one of the largest in the world. The park occupies the north-eastern sector of the Guiana Shield, which is part of the igneo-metamorphic base with rocks that date between 900 million and 3.5 billion years old. During the centuries, the region remained distanced from the course of western history and even today it has conserved its original charm of natural wilderness and mystery of the untouchable.  This amazing land, where it seems you can still feel the divine breath of creation inspired The Lost World novel by English author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1912.

As explained above the predominant formations of the park consist of a combination of tepuis, grasslands, and valleys. Amongst these tepuis are: Auyan-Tepui (2.400 m), home of the Angel Falls (Karepaku-pa merú), the highest waterfall in the world, Roraima (2.800m), the highest of all tepuis and one you could climb; and about 36 more tepuis.

Remains of significant pre-Hispanic indigenous population, the Pemons still inhabit the region, with the subgroups:  Kamaracotos, Taurepans, and Arekunas. The amerindias call their lands "Wek-Tá", place of Mountains.

The fauna and flora of the tepuis and its surroundings is unique and exotic. On the tepuis you can observe that the vegetation varies from humid tropical forests at the bases and hillsides, to shrubs and grasslands on the summit. In the savannahs and valleys the grasses and moriche palms prevail, with the presence of gallery forests.
The fauna varies greatly, amongst the mammals you can find the southern tamandua, the white-lipped peccary, the Guianan squirrel, the puma, the deer, the three-toed sloth, the weasel, the crab-eatting fox, the owl monkey, the howler monkeys the black-capped capuchin, rats, the giant anteater, the giant otter, the jaguar and the wildcat.  Reptiles include the chameleon, the iguana, the yellow-footed tortoise, serpents such as the false coral, green vine snake, anaconda, false mapepire, and poisonous snakes like the coral snake, mapepire, bushmaster and rattlesnake. There are also numerous species of frogs and toads.  Amongst the bird species we can observe the red and blue macaw, the brown-throated parakeet, the king vulture, the white bellbird, the hummingbird, capuchin bird, Guianan cock-of-the-rock, toucans, harpy eagle, the Merlin falcon, the thick-billed parrot, the hummingbird and much more. 

There are numerous falls and rivers at the park that you can visit and enjoy of the wilderness and beauty of this natural treasure.