La Gran Sabana
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La Gran Sabana (English: The Great Savannah) is one of the major natural attractions in Venezuela and is located in the south of Bolívar State on the Venezuelan-Brazilian border, approximately 1,400 km from Caracas. The area has a tropical humid climate with an average temperature of 28 ºC, but at night it can go down to 13 ºC It lies on a plateau with a mean altitude of 1000 meters above sea level. From the wide savannah, huge table-top mountains tepuys rise to altitudes of up to 1800 meters above the surronding area. In it live diverse indigenous groups, the most populous of them is the Pemón. The highest tepuy (mountain) is Roraima at 2,810 meters above sea level, where the borders between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana convege. Its most important city is Santa Elena de Uairén, 5 kilometers from the Venezuelan-Brazilian border, with approximately 12,000 inhabitants.
Canaima National Park, was created by a decree on the 12th of June, 1962 with an approximate surface area of 10,000 square kilometres. In 1975 its area was extended to 30,000 km² making it the sixth largest national park in the world. The national park roughly contains the area of La Gran Sabana but their areas do not exactly match.
Margin of Aponwao River
[edit] Flora and fauna
The area contains a number of unique plant species that have adapted to the specific and sometimes harsh environment of the area.
[edit] Access
To get to la Gran Sabana, one must go by the tarmac road from El Dorado to Brazil. Equally, one can fly to Santa Elena de Uairen. To access the best attractions, one would take a 4x4. Kavak can only be reached by air.
