The Guayana Region is an administrative region of eastern Venezuela .
22-553: In the 1970s, after the process of forming the Political-Administrative Regions through CORDIPLAN [ es ] in the government of Rafael Caldera , the Region of Guyana was formed. It was originally composed of Bolívar State and Delta Amacuro State (at that time it had the status of a Federal Territory). The Amazonas State (called Territorio Federal Amazonas ) was the only one that made up
44-484: A bush pilot searching for gold ore. Attempting to land on the heart-shaped mesa in 1937, Angel crashed his small Flamingo plane on top of Auyán-tepui and was forced to hike down the gradually sloping backside, a trip that took him and his crew 11 days to complete; he was immortalised when the waterfall was named after him. Around 25 species of amphibians and reptiles are known from the summit plateau of Auyán-tepui, as well as numerous birds . Like many tepuis,
66-507: A Venezuelan mining inspector found one of the richest iron ore deposits near the Orinoco delta, south of the city of San Felix on a mountain named El Florero . Full-scale mining of the ore deposits began after World War II, by a conglomerate of Venezuelan firms and US steel companies. At the start in the early 1950s, about 10,000 tons of ore-bearing soil was mined per day. Los Pijiguaos , bauxite deposit and associated mining development, on
88-528: Is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela . It is the most visited and one of the largest (but not the highest) tepuis in the Guiana Highlands , with a summit area of 666.9 km (257.5 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 715 km (276 sq mi). The unevenly heart-shaped summit plateau of Auyán-tepui is heavily inclined, rising from around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) in
110-520: Is the Marahuaca hill with its 3,840 m. Everything about the relief can be seen in greater detail in each of the states that make up Guyana and will be described separately in each of them. Depending on the altitude, a diversity of climates can be found, from torrid (hot) on the banks of the Orinoco, through a very mild (temperate) climate in La Gran Sabana , to the cool climate of the peaks of
132-481: The Auyán Massif , which also includes the tiny peaks of Cerro El Sol and Cerro La Luna to the north and the satellite mountain of Uaipán-tepui to the south. The massif has a total summit area of roughly 670 km (260 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 795 km (307 sq mi). It is situated entirely within the bounds of Canaima National Park . Auyán-tepui means "Devil's House" in
154-899: The Roraima (2810 msnm ), the Kukenán (2680 masl) and the Auyantepui (2535 masl) all within El Parque Nacional De Canaima . The gold mine at El Callao (Venezuela), started in 1871, was for a time one of the richest in the world, and the goldfields as a whole saw over a million ounces exported between 1860 and 1883. The gold mining was dominated by immigrants from the British Isles and the British West Indies, giving an appearance of almost creating an English colony on Venezuelan territory. In 1926,
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198-582: The tepuy es and the region's mountain ranges. Due to its immense extension, the vegetation of the Guiana Region, with the exception of that generated by the eternal snows of the Andes and the dunes of Falcon, is a sample of all the vegetation that covers the Venezuelan soil, effectively through its wide geography, There is halophytic vegetation, which is typical of mangroves, herbaceous vegetation of
220-667: The Guayana Region is very varied, including plains and savannahs, with heights ranging from 100 to 500 m. The Gran Sabana is a plain with an average altitude of 1,000 m. and is home to the tepuis, extraordinary geological formations, including the 2.810 m Roraima, the Auyantepui, with the highest waterfall in the world; the Salto Ángel , with its almost one thousand meters of vertical drop; and several sierras or mountain ranges which reach considerable peaks and whose culminating point
242-793: The Pijiguaos Plateau, in western Bolívar state, Venezuela. Discovered in 1974, this large, high-quality, laterite-type deposit underlies some 2,000 square miles (5,200 km) and is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of the Orinoco River. In the area of the Macizo Guayanés, many resources are extracted, which come mainly from the mines and deposits of the Cuadrilátero Minero Bolivar. The region also has vast forest reserves, and extensive rivers, as Orinoco and Caroni, that provide much of
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#1732776481621264-415: The electricity consumed in the country, as well as great tourism potential with places like Canaima National Park which includes the highest waterfall in the world (Angel Falls) and is rich in heavy oil that is concentrated in the northern area of Bolivar State. In the region of Guayana, due to its great hydroelectric potential, it has mining wealth: that is to say, abundance of iron ore and bauxite, one of
286-417: The first character; please check alternative capitalizations and consider adding a redirect here to the correct title. If the page has been deleted, check the deletion log , and see Why was the page I created deleted? Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CORDIPLAN " Auyantepui Auyán-tepui ( Spanish pronunciation: [awˈʝan teˈpuj] ), also spelled Ayan ,
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330-556: The independent nations of Guyana (formerly British Guiana ) and Brazil . Geologically it is part of the Guiana Shield , and is also known as the Venezuelan Guayana . The higher elevation Guayana Highlands and its tepuis (mesas) are in the southwestern section. Almost the entirety of this immense region is formed by the states of Amazonas and Bolívar, but we must also consider that the entire southern part of
352-400: The local Pemón language . Angel Falls , the tallest waterfall in the world, drops from a cleft near the summit. The falls are 979 meters (3,212 ft) high, with an uninterrupted descent of 807 meters (2,648 ft) — a drop nineteen times higher than that of Niagara Falls . Auyán-tepui achieved international fame in 1933 when Angel Falls was accidentally discovered by Jimmie Angel ,
374-509: The main heavy industries of Latin America has been installed. Indeed, Siderúrgica del Orinoco , is a factory of API tubes and should also be considered the aluminum industry and others derived from the processing of steel and aluminum. Other important minerals in the region are nickel, manganese, uranium, coltan and mercury. There are also significant amounts of precious metals, (gold and platinum and diamonds). CORDIPLAN From Misplaced Pages,
396-550: The northwest to a maximum of 2,450 m (8,040 ft) in the southeast. It is incised from the north by a vast valley, the Cañón del Diablo (Devil's Canyon), formed by the Churún River . The larger western portion of the plateau is partially forested, whereas the eastern part comprises mostly bare rock with only patchy vegetation cover. The mountain hosts a number of extensive cave systems . Auyán-tepui gives its name to
418-425: The savannahs, xerophytic vegetation which is that of the thorn or xerophytic forest, the hydrophilic vegetation of the forests, and that of the cloud forest on the mountain slopes. The region of the Guiana Shield is mainly composed of mountainous formations called Tepuy (plural "tepuis"), which can be traced back more than 2000 million years, and are the oldest formations on the planet. Among these formations are
440-422: The so-called Southern Region (Región Sur). In the following decade, following a legal reform, the state of Amazonas was integrated into this region. The region has a population of 1,383,297 inhabitants and a territory of 458,344 km (176,968 sq mi), slightly over half the area of the whole country. During the colonial period until the early 18th century, it was known as Spanish Guiana . It borders
462-490: The state of Delta Amacuro corresponds to it. The main cities of the region are Ciudad Guayana, with more than half a million inhabitants and which is made up of Puerto Ordaz and San Félix ; the capital of the State of Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar , Upata, Caicara del Orinoco, Tumeremo, Guasipati, El Callao, El Manteco, Santa Elena de Uairén, all of these in the State of Bolívar and the capital of Amazonas, Puerto Ayacucho. As far as
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#1732776481621484-406: The state of Delta Amacuro, south of the Orinoco, is concerned, there is no population with more than a thousand inhabitants. But there are small towns like El Triunfo, which is 22 km from Ciudad Guayana, and Piacoa a little over 50 km. The region comprises, according to Venezuelan law, four of the federal States of Venezuela : Some of the biggest towns and cities include: The relief of
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