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主题: 【BBC新闻翻译】Venezuela’s lost world 委内瑞拉:失落的世界 [] |
![]() Venezuela’s lost world 委内瑞拉:失落的世界 BBC Travel 26 October 2012 Author:Sarah Grainger Translated by:Rice1919 原创转自:【大家论坛】
In an age of satellite technology and cheap air travel, few corners of the planet remain undiscovered. But southern Venezuela’s tepuis – the sandstone, table-topped mountains that inspired Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle’s novel The Lost World – still make travellers feel like 19th-century explorers setting off into the hinterland. Towering over the surrounding forest, the tepuis have almost sheer vertical flanks; and while you are unlikely to see the dinosaurs and prehistoric animals that Conan-Doyle imagined, the area is full of strange geological formations and carnivorous plants.
The most accessible tepui, 2,180m-high Roraima, was unexplored until 1884. Today, the plateaued summit is home to small waterfalls, natural quartz-lined pools and Punto Triple, the point at which the borders of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana meet. At first glance, the 30sqkm sandstone surface seems barren – a contrast to the rainforest teeming with life below. But many extraordinary plants have adapted to the environment, including carnivorous sundews, bladderworts and march pitchers, all of which trap mosquitoes and other insects. Rain has carved out small canyons and caves where travellers can pitch their tents, and erosion has created bizarre rock formations, including one that is said to resemble former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Tour companies such as Backpacker Tours and Kamadac organise six-day guided hikes to the summit from the nearby town of Santa Elena de Uairen. While the tour groups often provide equipment like tents and sleeping bags and stop at established campsites along the way, the hikes can be demanding, especially during the rainy season between June and October, so visitors should have a decent level of fitness before ascending. Those with deep pockets but little time or energy to hike can charter a helicopter from Raul Helicopters.
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