Palicourea rigida

Palicourea rigida

A common shrub on the savanna. I saw several on the way to Roraima tepui, and on the way to Angel falls, where this…


Comolia ovalifolia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

This plant grows in the moist and dark forest floor below the Angel Falls. Native range is Venzuela and Guyana.