Charles Brewer-Carías (born 10 September 1938 in

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) is a Venezuelan

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and naturalist. Known as the " Humboldt of the twentieth century", Brewer-Carías has led more than 200 expeditions to remote parts of the Venezuelan Guayana, particularly the

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s (

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) of the region. His discoveries include the

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s of Cerro Sarisariñama and the world's largest known

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The British gentleman who became Venezuela's Indiana Jones
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. ''Geographical Magazine''. species of animals and plants have been named in his honour, including the

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