Waterways Adventures
of Venezuela
Episode 1. -- PARÁ FALLS: The Caura Reserve is a fluvial system with dense forests, practically untouched by agricultural and other human commercial development because of its inaccessibility. As one of the most pristine ecosystems in South America, the Caura basin and its inhabitants remain a tantalizing mystery to conservation biologists. The lack of human activity in the region leads us to believe that the Caura is a thriving ecosystem that may contain many species unknown to science and a beauty comparable only to other areas of the Orinoco-Amazon Basin. This documentary shows the trip to the Pará Falls, a little known spot in the Caura Reserve. About a dozen falls a hundred feet in height form a lagoon where the only noises we hear are those of the water and jungle around it. Fascinating landscapes of the river, jungles, islands, fauna of the region and Indian villages makes it and unforgettable journey for the ecotourist seeking for adventures.
Episode 2. -- MAGICAL AUTANA: The mighty Orinoco River drains the Amazon region of Venezuela together with the rivers sweeping down through the unexplored jungles of the Guayana Shield highlands. "Amazonas" is the wildest and least populated region of the nation and perhaps the continent. To visit this region we leave civilization behind and enter the world of ancient indigenous cultures, pristine rainforests and meandering rivers. Navigating upstream the Orinoco, the Sipapo and Autana rivers we meet a magical table top mountain, the Autana, the sacred "Tree of all the Fruits" of the Piaroa Indians. We will travel along the meandering rivers to discovers the wonders of the Amazonian forests, its jungles, and its ancient indigenous cultures. We reach the Magical Autana after a 2 hour trek to a sight seeing mountain in front of it.
Episode 3. -- LOS ROQUES: Los Roques is an archipelago of pristine coral islands located 100 miles east of Bonaire along the chain of the Lesser Antilles. The abundance and diversity of species in its waters is hardly surpassed by a handful of other Caribbean destinations and the healthy condition of the reefs are appreciated and mentioned in numerous chronicles, making it one of the most sought after places for scuba diving in the Caribbean. Los Roques has it all. Discover what the Caribbean was like 30 years ago. A week of diving adventure aboard the Antares Dancer shows us the pristine and healthy reefs, the varied and abundant fauna, lusty soft-coral forests, caves, and thousands, thousands of fish. Discover the diving in Los Roques in a luxury live-aboard and enjoy the marine environments of this coral atoll unique in the Caribbean.
Episode 4. -- THE GREAT FALLS: (Kerepacupai-Merú) Forty five percent of Venezuelan territory lies southern the Orinoco, the Guiana Highlands, part of the Pre-Cambrian Shield which is one of the oldest rock formations in the Planet. This is a magnificent land of table mountains, sheer cliffs, and savannah uplands with inmense rivers and thousands of waterfalls, among which is the highest in the world: Kerepacupai-Merú, in Indian language, best know as Angel Falls, the Great Falls. The Canaima National Park is the third largest in the world encompassing 12,000 square miles. The adventure starts in the Canaima lagoon with a dozen waterfalls coming down from the Carrao river highs. From there the expedition to Angel Falls takes place, we experience rushing rivers, peaceful savannas, dangerous rapids, immense massifs, lush vegetation, orchids and rare animals in this trip to the highest falls in the world.
Episode 5. -- THE FLOW OF THE TIDES: The Orinoco Delta is a vast, intricate labyrinth of waterways weaving through a shimmering jungle to carry the waters of the Orinoco to the Atlantic Ocean. The Orinoco Delta was formed over the course of thousands of years as the mighty river has deposited millions of tons of sediment into the ocean. Only during the last century, some 400 square miles has been added to the delta, which continues to extend into the Atlantic at a rate over 100 feet per year over its entire 225 miles coastline. We will feel the flow of the tides, will encounter flooded jungles with a fauna and flora characteristics, piranha fishing, canoeing, a Warao Indian shaman ceremony, Warao houses and handicrafts and a whole chapter of jungle wisdom lectured by a Warao guide. Roots, trees, saps, leaves, barks, vines to cure diseases, to dig canoes, to make handicrafts, to communicate with people and much more.
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BONAIRE, DIVING FREEDOM -- Bonaire is the only island in the world where you can rent a car and dive equipment and dive by yourself on any of the 100 dive sites spread all over the shoreline, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. That is why Bonaire is known as a diving paradise. Discover the secrets of the deeps in this Caribbean destination. Join us on an exploration in the Washington Park, the Flamingo Sanctuary and much more of the Dutch flavor of Bonaire.
MOUNT RORAIMA, THE LOST WORLD -- Mount Roraima inspired Arthur Conan Doyle´s Lost Word book more than a hundred years ago. Still today many mysteries are kept in this Tepui which divides Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. We will hike to its summit to unveil some of the secrets of its endemic fauna and flora through an intriguing adventure starting from the Gran Sabana highlands and its thousands rivers and waterfalls.
PLAINS WITHOUT HORIZON -- The Orinoco floodable plains follows a seasonal regime similar to the Pantanal in Brazil and the Billabong in Australia. A wet season where all the land is below water and life flourishes, and a dry season where life and animals struggle to survive, and when it is more likely to be observed in all its majesty. We will view thousands of birds and forest mammals near ponds seeking the precious water, an adventure to a land of discoveries.
BIRDING IN PARADISE, SOUTHERN ORINOCO NAVIGATION, DIVING HONDURAS.....
[Series 13 x 30]