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MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF THIS EXPEDITION
PUERTO AYACUCHO.
The capital of the state of Amazonas was founded on December 9, 1924 by the geological engineer Santiago Aguerreverre. It has a population, according to the 2011 census, of 125,840 inhabitants. It is located on the right bank of the Orinoco River.
Its inhabitants are mostly mestizos, the result of the mixture between indigenous people and Europeans, mainly Spanish. Some indigenous ethnic groups that live in communities around the capital are:
Yanomami, Baré, Wotuja, Jiwi, Baribas, Piaroa y Yekuanas.
TURTLE STONE.
Located about fifteen kilometers south of Puerto Ayacucho and covers almost 2,000 hectares. About 300 species of birds and a wide variety of chaparral vegetation have been reported in the area. The stone is a formation of volcanic rocks (the oldest on the planet). The head in the indigenous language is called Alenvipe and measures 80 meters, and the body is called Gurinapa and measures 25 meters. Tourists arrive very early in the morning to climb above the turtle's head and reach the top from where there is an impressive view of the Orinoco River.
PORT OF SAMARIAPO.
Located in the municipality of Autana, Puerto Samariapo is a populated center of the Amazonas state where we embark to go to the upper Orinoco and the Guaviare, Casiquiare, Guainia, Río Negro rivers and communities in the south of the state. It is located approximately 100 meters above sea level, about 12.5 kilometers north of Isla Ratón; 50.9 kilometers south of Puerto Ayacucho (municipality of Atures) and 133.4 kilometers north of San Fernando de Atabapo.
ORINOCO RIVER.
The Orinoco River is one of the largest and most important rivers in the Americas (besides the Amazon River) originating and flowing mainly through Venezuela and partly through Colombia. It is the fourth longest river in South America at 2,140 km and, with an average flow of around 33,000 m³/s, it is the third longest river in the world, after the Amazon and the Congo. Its basin has a surface area of almost 989,000 km², of which 65% are in Venezuelan territory and the remaining 35% in Colombian territory.
ISLAND OF CASTILLITO.
This is a granite rock island in the middle of the Orinoco River. There, in its upper part, is the statue of the Virgin Mary , defender of the Christian faith.
SAN FERNANDO DE ATABAPO.
It is a Venezuelan city, capital of the municipality of Atabapo, in the state of Amazonas (Venezuela). It is located in the northwest of the municipality, at the confluence of the Orinoco, Guaviare and Atabapo rivers. In 2011, it had a population of 12,404. Among the most important buildings are: the Town Hall and the Municipal Chamber. The city has three primary schools and one diversified, a public library with Internet access, a Catholic church.
GUAVIARE RIVER.
The Guaviare River is a long river in the Colombian Orinoquia that rises in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia and flows into the Orinoco, in front of San Fernando de Atabapo, Venezuela and Amanavén, Colombia. It has a length of 1,497 km; flow of 8,200 m³/s. Its hydrographic basin is 140,000 km²; It is born in the Guayabero River, Ariari River and flows into the Orinoco River.
MOUNT YAPACANA.
Mount Yapacana is a national park in Venezuela created on December 12, 1978 by executive decree of President Carlos Andrés Pérez. It is located southwest of the confluence of the Ventuari River with the Orinoco River, in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Atabapo, in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of 3,200 km²
MOUNT DUIDA.
Cerro Duida is a plateau located in the Sierra Parima, which rises in the state of Amazonas north of the city of La Esmeralda. It is part of the Duida-Marahuaca National Park. The hill has a maximum height of around 2,700 meters. The Duida-Marahuaca National Park is located in the southern center of the Guayan massif, in the state of Amazonas. It is bordered by the Orinoco River to the south, the Pádamo River to the east, and the Cunucunuma River to the west. This Park was created to protect the Duida and Marahuaca plateaus, at 2,700 and 2,900 m altitude, respectively. The Duida and Marahuaca plateaus are tepuis with vertical walls formed by sandstones of the Roraima formation, of the Guiana Shield.
CANAL OF CASIQUIARE.
The Casiquiare branch, also known as the Casiquiare channel, is a tributary of the Amazon River through the Negro River and effluent of the Orinoco River. It is 326 km long and has a basin of 42,300 km² in which a hydrological phenomenon similar to that of river catchment occurs, which consists of connecting the Orinoco river system with that of the Negro River. This connection makes it the largest river that connects two large systems, such as the Orinoco river basin, the third largest in South America, and the Amazon, the largest in the world.