Hidden in the far northeast of Venezuela, where the lush Amazon meets the vast Gran Sabana, stands one of Earth’s most breathtaking natural sites: Mount Roraima.

Mount Roraima in Venezuela, South America with a river in the foreground. The mighty Mount Roraima in Venezuela. Camping tents at Mount Roraima in Venezuela. La Proa at Mount Roraima, Venezuela.

First described by English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, Mount Roraima, on the border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana, inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic 1912 novel, The Lost World.

Tourists walk down from the top of Mount Roraima, near Venezuela's border with Brazil, Jan. 18, 2015. Between 3,000 and 4,000 people are climbing each year, up from hundreds a few years ago.

Roraima & the Angel Falls – 12 days walking in Venezuela. Walks Worldwide has introduced a new small group trip to Venezuela for 2011 entitled Roraima & the Angel Falls. Mysterious Roraima towers ...

A flat-topped mountain on the Venezuela-Brazil border that inspired the classic novel "The Lost World" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is attracting more thrill-seeking tourists than ever before ...

Mount Roraima sprawls across three nations, sitting on the Venezuela-Brazil-Guyana border. The easiest way to the top is from the Venezuelan side. "Easy," of course, is relative: it takes at least ...

Venezuela is not only retaining, but will expand its supply of electric energy directed at the northern Brazilian state of Roraima. The statement was made by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ...

Venezuela’s government-run energy firm Corpolec, which provides electric energy to the Brazilian state of Roraima, bordering Venezuela, is threatening to suspend its supplies for overdue payment.

The deployment of troops and military equipment to Roraima began after tensions escalated between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo. A total of 28 armored vehicles have been deployed to the ...