The Water That Goes Both Directions

Roraima has been called “the mother of all waters” — a description that has ecological truth to it, even if the translation of the Pemon name is an approximation.

The summit of Roraima drains into three major river systems.

Water falling on the Venezuelan portion of the summit eventually finds its way to the Orinoco basin.

Water falling on the Guyanese portion drains toward the Essequibo.

Water on the Brazilian edge eventually reaches tributaries of the Amazon.