Aparamán-tepui is the westernmost of the four main
tepuis of the
Los Testigos chain in
Bolívar,
Venezuela.
[Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) '' Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction.'' Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. pp. 1–61.] While the other three tepuis share a common slope area, Aparamán is derived from a separate basement. Aparamán-tepui has an elevation of around , a summit area of , and an estimated slope area of .
Its mostly bare summit plateau is
highly dissected, presenting difficulties even for helicopter landings.
In his 1978 book, ''La Vegetación del Mundo Perdido'',
Charles Brewer-Carías
Charles Brewer-Carías (born 10 September 1938 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan explorer and naturalist. Known as the " Humboldt of the twentieth century", Brewer-Carías has led more than 200 expeditions to remote parts of the Venezuelan ...
referred to a smaller lateral peak of Aparamán-tepui () as ''Murochiopán-tepui'', though this name is now more commonly applied to the
major peak immediately east of it.
See also
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Distribution of ''Heliamphora''
References
Tepuis of Venezuela
Mountains of Venezuela
Mountains of Bolívar (state)
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