Palicourea rigida
Palicourea rigida is a common shrub on the savanna. I saw several on the way to Roraima tepui, and on the way to Angel…
Comolia ovalifolia
The boat journey to Angel Falls was interrupted only once by a long section of rapids where we had to disembark and…
Rhynchanthera grandiflora
The boat journey to Angel Falls was interrupted only once by a long section of rapids where we had to disembark and…
Chamaecrista desvauxii
The boat journey to Angel Falls was interrupted only once by a long section of rapids. Here we had to disembark and…
Merremia sp
On the boat journey to Angel Falls, there was only one section where we had to disembark and walk for about 20 minutes…
Leaving Angel Falls IV
Now the landscape widens, and so does the river, which is now the Carrao river. The table mountains are now fewer and…
Leaving Angel Falls III
One might say that all the clouds is unfortunate, but if the air was dry and all the table mountains fully visible, I…
Leaving Angel Falls II
Early morning (07:37) in a landscape seemingly inpenetrable and with no visible trace of human activity! The experience…
Leaving Angel Falls I
The trip downstream is much faster as you ride the flow, and this cuts travel time in half - just 2 hours opposed to 4…
Angel Falls flower 002 (Retiniphyllum)
These flowers grow on a tree on the the last remaning soil before two rivers meet - the Kerep river (fed from Angel…
Angel Falls mushroom
One of several species of fungus growing in the moist and dark forest surrounding the Auyantepui - the source of Angel…
Centrosolenia porphyrotricha
Centrosolenia porphyrotricha grows in the moist and dark forest floor below the Angel Falls. Native range is Venzuela…