GUAYANA: NATURAL SHIELD OF VENEZUELA

Guiana It is an extensive territory located southeast of the Orinoco River, forming part of the Guayanés Massif of Venezuela. This geological formation is one of the most primitive on earth, sharing this important massif with the regions of Guyana, Suriname, Brazil and French Guiana; It takes place in the Venezuelan zone through the states of Bolívar, Amazonas, part of Delta Amacuro and the region in which the “Esequibo” is claimed.

Visiting Guayana is a sublime event due to its varied reliefs, plains, and savannahs, with heights from 100 to 500 meters. With the unique beauty of the Gran Sabana, which is a steppe with an average altitude of 1000 meters, sheltered by majestic «tepuyes», among which are the imposing Roraima with 2810 meters of height and the «Auyantepui», where the highest waterfall in the world is located: the Angel Falls, with almost 1000 meters of height; and, finally, the mountains whose highest point is the «Cerro Marahuaca», with 3840 meters.

The climate that you will be able to enjoy depends on the altitude; tropical on the banks of the Orinoco, crossing a temperate one in the Gran Sabana, to the freshness of the solemn summits of the plateaus. In addition, Guyana is one of the largest water reserves in the world; the confluence of the Orinoco River with the Caroní River, is one of the four largest hydraulic basins on the planet.

Likewise, the vegetation is amazing: halophytic, hygrophilous, herbaceous and xerophytic. Likewise, there are significant amounts of minerals and precious metals such as iron, bauxite, gold, platinum and diamonds; According to the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana (CVG), there are five thousand metric tons of gold.

The discovery of gold in the Guayana region is due to the Brazilian “Pedro Joaquín Ayres”, who in 1834 found a lot of gold content in the “Yuruari” sands. However, the theme of gold in Venezuela has served as the basis for legends and myths, with the supposed existence of the city of El Dorado; where riches were found, since the beginning of the 16th century.

But, particularly in the town of Callao, cultural heritage and emblematic of the carnivals in Bolívar, one of the most important industrial states of Guayana, you can buy gold in high purity at convenient prices. On the “YouTube” channel “Jesús Daniel”, they will show you the beauty of Guayana.

Likewise, in the diamonds you will discover an interesting story, and that is that the most important extracted in this magical land is the famous «Barrabás», found by a humble miner. The stone was of high purity and weighed 154 carats, one of the most famous in the world; however, there is a diamond called «Libertador», a name that was given in honor of the patriot Simón Bolívar; This beautiful 155-carat stone was found in 1942 in the Gran Sabana.

Like Guayana there are not two, an eternal earthly paradise, qualified as the oldest land on the planet; a true natural shield of protection, in this surprising and splendid latitude, where you will feel closer to the creation that God, with his infinite power, gave us.