SIMA HUMBOLDT, A GREAT ABYSS TO BE EXPLORED
Venezuela is a country that has incredible landscapes that surprise more every day not only tourists but also its inhabitants. As you can imagine, in a small corner of that country specifically in the Bolívar state there is a tepui called "Sarisariñama", which has a height of 2,300 meters, the summit has an area of 546.88 km² and the slope has 482 km² of area , is composed of quartzite, most of its surface is wooded and houses cavities that are still a mystery for geology.
View of Tepui Roraima Image Source
View of Tepui Sarisariñama Image Source
In this tepui is another of the most striking places for all those lovers of nature who seek inspiration and new adventures, it is the deepest cave in the world, which also has the particularity of having another abyss of great magnitude in the same tepui only 700 meters away. It is said that this cave was formed as a result of erosion caused by underground rivers that crossed the tepui, which caused landslides in places on the plateau.
Aerial View Sima Humboldt Image Source
Sima Humboldt Image Source
The cave was first seen in 1961 by pilot Harry Gibson, however, it was not until February 1974 when the scientist Charles Brewer-Carías led an expedition along with specialists in botany and science to enter the hole and so analyze it, arriving at one of the conclusions that the walls of this abyss are so large that they make it impossible to exit from the bottom of the cave, so that within it you can find species of plants and animals that they do not exist anywhere else on the planet (endemic).
Water Fall Inside the Cave Image Source
Map of the Most Visited Tepui Image Source
The wonderful places that Venezuela has are every day more striking and full of unique wonders to discover, it turns out that not only has the largest waterfall in the world, the largest quartzite cave discovered so far, new biological forms that they are not seen elsewhere and even a huge lake of asphalt, but also has the largest abyss ever seen, which houses in its entrails creatures that are presumed do not exist anywhere else.
Dear Stimians, I hope this publication is to your liking. I invite everyone who has the opportunity to know these wonders to take advantage of this experience that has to be unique and unmatched. See you in the next opportunity
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