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Llovizna Falls
Llovizna Falls is a waterfall on the Caroní River, close to its confluence with the Orinoco, are located in the Llovizna Park, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. The nearby Macagua Dam has reduced the flow over the waterfall in recent years, but the cascade continues to be spectacular and returns to its former glory several times a year when the floodgates of the dam are opened. ''(Llovizna - "yoviz-nah", is Spanish for mist, drizzle, spray).'' Activities The Llovizna Park is very big, and it has many green areas and benches where family and friends can spend a good time. In the stone theater, located close to the entrance of the park, visitors can enjoy the different shows and plays that locals do to entertain the community and raise the visits of the park. Family and friends can also do a picnic. The park has one restaurant that sells the typical plates from the state such as, Arepas, Empanada, Tequeño, and many other things. Exercise and training are other activities you can d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Llovizna Falls is a waterfall on the Caroní River, close to its confluence with the Orinoco, are located in the Llovizna Park, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. The nearby Macagua Dam has reduced the flow over the waterfall in recent years, but the cascade continues to be spectacular and returns to its former glory several times a year when the floodgates of the dam are opened. ''(Llovizna - "yoviz-nah", is Spanish for mist, drizzle, spray).'' Activities The Llovizna Park is very big, and it has many green areas and benches where family and friends can spend a good time. In the stone theater, located close to the entrance of the park, visitors can enjoy the different shows and plays that locals do to entertain the community and raise the visits of the park. Family and friends can also do a picnic. The park has one restaurant that sells the typical plates from the state such as, Arepas, Empanada, Tequeño, and many other things. Exercise and training are other activities you can do in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primates
Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including humans). Primates arose 85–55 million years ago first from small terrestrial mammals, which adapted to living in the trees of tropical forests: many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging environment, including large brains, visual acuity, color vision, a shoulder girdle allowing a large degree of movement in the shoulder joint, and dextrous hands. Primates range in size from Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, which weighs , to the eastern gorilla, weighing over . There are 376–524 species of living primates, depending on which classification is used. New primate species continue to be discovered: over 25 species were described in the 2000s, 36 in the 2010s, and three in the 2020s. Primates have large brain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterfalls Of Venezuela
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several ways, but the most common method of formation is that a river courses over a top layer of resistant bedrock before falling on to softer rock, which erodes faster, leading to an increasingly high fall. Waterfalls have been studied for their impact on species living in and around them. Humans have had a distinct relationship with waterfalls for years, travelling to see them, exploring and naming them. They can present formidable barriers to navigation along rivers. Waterfalls are religious sites in many cultures. Since the 18th century they have received increased attention as tourist destinations, sources of hydropower, andparticularly since the mid-20th centuryas subjects of research. Definition and terminology A waterfall is generally d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana () (in English Guayana City) is a city in Bolívar State (Venezuela), Bolívar State, Venezuela. It stretches 40 kilometers along the south bank of the Orinoco, Orinoco river, at the point where it is joined by its main tributary, the Caroni River (Venezuela), Caroní river. The Caroni crosses the city south-north and divides it on its two main halves: the old town of San Félix in the east, and the new town of Puerto Ordaz () in the west. The city was officially founded in 1961 by the unification of this two former settlements, but the history of San Félix goes back to its foundation in 1724. Within the city limits are located the site of Cachamay Falls and Llovizna Falls.Dydyński, Krzysztof, & Beech, Charlotte (2004). ''Venezuela'', p. 293. Lonely Planet. There are three bridges across the Caroni and the second crossing over the Orinoco, the Orinoquia Bridge, was inaugurated in the city in 2006. With approximately one million people, it is Venezuela's fastest- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayana Natural Region
The Guayana natural region (Spanish: ''Región natural de Guayana'') also simply known as Guayana (English: ''Guiana'') in Venezuela, is a large massif of approximately area, equivalent to 48.2% of the total continental territory of the country. It is on the geological Guiana Shield craton, and is the Venezuelan part of the biogeographic Guayana Highlands and their tepuis (mesas). Its limits by the north and east is formed by the route of the rivers Orinoco, Atabapo and Negro Rivers; and by the south the borders with Brazil. The region occupies almost half of the territory of Venezuela. Relief The relief of the southern Orinoco or Guiana is very varied, plains or savannahs, with heights ranging from to above sea level, including the Gran Sabana, which is a plain with an average of above sea level, home to the magnificent tepuis, and finally the sierras or mountain ranges that reach considerable peaks of up to above sea level. Climate The climate is tropical, although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaconda
Anacondas or water boas are a group of large snakes of the genus ''Eunectes''. They are found in tropical South America. Four species are currently recognized. Description Although the name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species, in particular, the common or green anaconda (''Eunectes murinus''), which is the largest snake in the world by weight, and the second longest after the reticulated python. Etymology The South American names ''anacauchoa'' and ''anacaona'' were suggested in an account by Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, but the idea of a South American origin was questioned by Henry Walter Bates who, in his travels in South America, failed to find any similar name in use. The word anaconda is derived from the name of a snake from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) that John Ray described in Latin in his ' (1693) as '. Ray used a catalogue of snakes from the Leyden museum supplied by Dr. Tancred Robinson, but the description of its habit was based on Andr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epicadus
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''. Species it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America: *'' Epicadus camelinus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) – Peru, Bolivia, Brazil *'' Epicadus dimidiaster'' Machado, Teixeira & Lise, 2018 – Colombia, Peru, Brazil *'' Epicadus granulatus'' Banks, 1909 – Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil *'' Epicadus heterogaster'' (Guérin, 1829) ( type) – Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina *'' Epicadus pulcher'' (Mello-Leitão, 1929) – Bolivia, Brazil *'' Epicadus rubripes'' Mello-Leitão, 1924 – Brazil *'' Epicadus stelloides'' (Walckenaer, 1837) – Puerto Rico, Virgin Is., Venezuela, Brazil *'' Epicadus taczanowskii'' ( Roewer, 1951) – Hispaniola, Costa Rica, Panama to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil *'' Epicadus tigrinus'' Machado, Teixeira & Lise, 2018 – Costa Rica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psalmopoeus Irminia
''Psalmopoeus irminia'', also known as the Venezuelan suntiger, is a species of tarantula endemic to Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. Description ''Psalmopoeus irminia'' are unique in their striking black coloration paired with vibrant orange chevron and leg markings. This species can be very defensive when disturbed, yet also has the ability to accelerate from danger very quickly. Like other ''Psalmopoeus'', this species can often be found in tree cavities at a medium height. Females reach six inches in diagonal leg span on average. Males are Sexual dimorphism, sexually dimorphic, appearing to have much thinner legs as well losing most of their coloration, it can be hard to distinguish them from ''Psalmopoeus cambridgei'' mature males. Like all members of ''Psalmopoeus'' , ''Ps. irminia'' lack urticating hairs. Eggsacs of this species typically carry 50-200 spiderlings, however, they have the ability to lay two eggsacs from a single mating. References {{Taxonbar, fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although many other members of the same infraorder (Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as "tarantulas" or "false tarantulas". Some of the more common species have become popular in the exotic pet trade. Many New World species kept as pets have setae known as urticating hairs that can cause irritation to the skin, and in extreme cases, cause damage to the eyes. Overview Like all arthropods, the tarantula is an invertebrate that relies on an exoskeleton for muscular support.Pomeroy, R. (2014, February 4). Pub. Real Clear Science, "Spiders, and Their Amazing Hydraulic Legs and Genitalia". Retrieved October 13, 2019, from https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/02/spiders-their-amazing-hydraulic-legs-and-genitals.html. Like other Arachnida, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tufted Capuchin
The tufted capuchin (''Sapajus apella''), also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita. As traditionally defined, it is one of the most widespread primates in the Neotropics, but it has recently been recommended considering the black-striped, black and golden-bellied capuchins as separate species in a new genus, thereby effectively limiting the tufted capuchin to the Amazon basin and nearby regions. However, the large-headed capuchin (''S. a. macrocephalus''), previously defined as a distinct species, has been reclassified as a subspecies of the tufted capuchin, expanding its range east to Peru & Ecuador and south to Bolivia. The tufted capuchin is an omnivorous animal, mostly feeding on fruits and invertebrates, although it sometimes feeds on small vertebrates (e.g. lizards and bird chicks) and other plant parts. It can be found in many different kinds of environm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroní River
The Caroní River is the second most important river of Venezuela, the second in flow, and one of the longest, from the Kukenan tepui through to its confluence with the Orinoco River. The name "Caroní" is applied starting from the confluence of the Kukenan with the Yuruaní River at from the source of the Kukenan and from its discharge in the Orinoco. The confluence takes place in Bolivar State. Hydraulic regime The Caroní is one of the rivers with the highest discharge rates in the world, with respect to the area of its basin. The average discharge is , with variations caused by the wet/dry seasons. The average maximum discharge is , and the average minimum is . Among the historic extremes are . The Caroní supplies 15.5 percent of the discharge of the Orinoco river. One of the characteristics of the Caroní's water is the dark color, caused by the high amount of humic acids due to the incomplete decomposition of the phenol content of the vegetation. The Caroní t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tequeño
Tequeño is a fried breaded cheese stick or a spear of bread dough with ''queso blanco'' (fresh cheese) stuffed in the middle, and is a popular meal or snack in Venezuela. To prepare it, the dough is wrapped around a cheesestick and formed into a breadstick so it can be fried in oil or sometimes oven-baked. Tequeños can be eaten for breakfast, as a side appetizer, or as a snack food at parties and weddings. The snack is named after Los Teques after being invented in the kitchen of one of the wealthy families living there. Variations Many different recipes for tequeños can be found online. Tequeños can be made with different varieties of cheese, and even with sweet fillings like chocolate or guava although salty white cheeses are the most popular. Tequeños have become very popular in other regions within Latin America because of how easy they are to make, thanks to the Venezuelan diaspora. They have also become increasingly popular in Spain. There are similar dishes, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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