Tepui

#34 among destinations in Venezuela

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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A tepui, or tepuy, is a table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana. ()

Local name: Tepuy Coordinates: 4°59'38"N, 60°36'27"W

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