It is a statement about the specific convergence of geological history, geography, and climate that the tepui region represents, and that has produced a biological situation unlike any other region on Earth.

The Sounds Of Roraima

Any account of Roraima that focuses only on the visual misses a significant dimension of the experience.

The mountain has distinctive sounds that are as characteristic of the place as its visual appearance.

The most constant sound on the summit is rain.

The Roraima summit receives so much precipitation, and the rain events are so frequent, that the sound of rain on rock is essentially the background noise of the plateau.

It ranges from light pattering to the roar of heavy tropical downpours, and it is punctuated by the thunder that accompanies the frequent electrical storms that develop over and around the summit.