Canaima National Park is a vast protected area in south-eastern Venezuela, in the Gran Sabana region on the border with Brazil and Guyana. It is famous for its tepuis, flat-topped sandstone mountains with sheer cliffs, which rise from the savanna and are among the oldest geological formations on Earth. The park includes Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world, which drops from the Auyan-tepui. The tepui summits are isolated habitats with many plants and animals found nowhere else. The Pemon people live in the park and have long regarded the tepuis as sacred. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 and is a major destination for adventure tourism.
Before and after
- 22 February 1962Birth of Steve Irwin
- 18 March 1962Evian Accords
- 7 April 1962Construction of Domodedovo International Airport
- 28 April 1962Construction of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- 12 June 1962Establishment of Canaima National Park
- 1 July 19621962 Algerian independence referendum
- 3 July 1962Birth of Tom Cruise
- 5 July 1962Algeria becomes independent from France
- 6 July 1962Death of William Faulkner
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