Venezuela

This South American country is famous for its natural beauties – not only geological ones, but also for its diversity of living organisms. Big variety of ecosystems, out of which some are unique, attracts still more and more people who enjoy admiring nature.

To these unique ecosystems belong for example mesas that you can see in the south of the country in the Guayana highlands region. Each of these mountains is a world for itself – on its top there exists an absolutely unique ecosystem. You can often find here endemical species – mainly carnivorous plants – that you will not find anywhere else in the world. The same situtation is with other plants and animals – especially the invertebrates. However the climb to the top of these mountains is not without difficulties.

The backbone of Venezuela is the Orinocco river that is, mainly in the area of its delta, a real paradise for watching and taking pictures of birds as well as other animals

The western part of the country covers another mountain range – the east Andas with several interesting natural parks. Unlike the mesas in the south, in the Andas one can move easily and nature watching is here an unforgettable experience as well.

Rain forests cover the majority of Venezuela. Some of them are very well accessible (the Canaima national park) and even many films from the Amazon region have been made here. In this area, you can admire very big biodiversity. For more demanding nature admirers there are also rain forests in the southwest of the country. The access to these national parks has still been very hard and they belong to the least explored areas of the world.

Not very well known is the fact that Venezuela has also a marine national park Los Roques. This park, as one of very few areas in the Caribbean, can still be proud of its intact nature and many possibilities for snorkeling on the living coral cliffs.