"sir arthur conan doyle's "-lost world"- actually exists. the book was inspired by a report about venezuela's tepui mountains, massive tables of stone that rise thousands of feet from the jungle with almost sheer edges. the difficulty of reaching the plateaus and their distinct climate has over the millennia created unique, unclassified flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world. although the climbs are rough, travelers can be happy that conan doyle was wrong on one account: no dinosaurs. mount roraima is the most commonly accessed of the tepui. hire a guide in paraitepui- the hike takes five days."
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