Mount Roraima is actually situated on the border of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil. It features black rocks, gorges, wildflower gardens and a number of pools. In the native language of the Penom, roroi means "blue green" and ma means "great". The indigenous Penom Indians view Roraima as the stump of a ginormous tree that once held all the fruits and vegetables in the world. On top of the mountain, it rains almost every day. This also creates some of the highest waterfalls in the world over the sides. Despite the fact the steep sides of the plateau make it difficult to access, it was the first major tepui(flat-topped mountain) to be climbed. The plants and animals living on the summit are endemic to the mountain plus a large portion of the plants is carnivorous. Mount Roraima is the highest land form in Guyana, although not the other states.
A humongous tepui: Mount Roraima
