PARQUE GEOLÓGICO ZHANGYE
is located near the city of
Zhangye in China’s northwestern Gansu province Zhangye Danxia is known for the unusual colours of
the rocks, which are smooth, sharp and several hundred meters tall. They are
the result of deposits of sandstone and other minerals that occurred over 24
million years. The result, similar to a layer cake, is connected to the action
of the same tectonic plates responsible for creating parts of the Himalayan
mountains. Wind, rain, and time then sculpted extraordinary shapes, including
towers, pillars, and ravines, with varying colours, patterns, and sizes.
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MOUNT RORAIMA
The Roraima is a
sandstone plateau that protrudes over a thousand meters over the surrounding
wooded savannas. It is located in the southeastern end of the Canaima National
Park
The plateaus of the
park are considered one of the oldest geological formations of the earth, that
date of 2 trillion years in the precámbrico.
Has an area of 31
square kilometers and is considered a triple point, because it belongs to 3
countries: 85% of the territory belongs to Venezuela, 10% to Guyana and the
remaining 5% to Brazil.
Another wonder of
Monte Roraima, are its cascades whose waters reach rivers like the Orinoco, the
Essequibo and even the Amazon itself
