Showing posts with the label Venezuela

El Helicoide: A Shopping Mall That Became A Prison

Jun 8, 2017

Sitting on top of a small natural hill, amidst the slums of San Agustín, in south-central Caracas, Venezuela, is a magnificent building with...

Jasper Creek, Venezuela

May 6, 2016

In the Gran Sabana Municipality of Bolívar State, in Venezuela, near the town of Santa Elena de Uairén, flows a small stream. The bedrock of...

The Sinkholes of Cerro Sarisarinama

Feb 26, 2015

Cerro Sarisarinama is a table-topped mountain called a tepui , in Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park at the far south-west of Bolívar State, in...

Tower of David, the World’s Tallest Slum

Apr 7, 2014

The Tower of David is an abandoned unfinished skyscraper in the center of Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, that is now home to more t...

7 Ambitious Hydroelectric Power Projects

Oct 2, 2013

Hydropower has been used since ancient times to grind flour, pump water and irrigate fields and perform other tasks. With the discovery of e...

Tabletop Mountains or Tepuis of Venezuela

May 11, 2013

Tepuis are flat table-top mountains found in the Guayana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela. In the language of the Pemon p...

Mysterious Venezuela's Catatumbo Lightning

Jun 14, 2010

You must have heard that lightening doesn’t strike the same place twice. Say that to the natives of Venezuela and they will ride you down to...