La Gran Sabana

The Gran Sabana is a region in southeastern which is part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion. It extends into the Guiana Highlands and south-east into to the borders with and .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Mount Roraima and Canaima National Park.

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Roraima is the highest tepuy on the triple border of , and . It is around 2,800 m tall. Its name is derived from 'Roroi-ma,' which in Pemon means 'big blue-green.' The only way visitors can climb to the top is from the Gran Sabana side, in .

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is in the Gran Sabana region of , in the southern . The park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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is a small frontier town in La Gran Sabana in . It's home to several indigenous groups, and children are educated not only in Spanish but also Pemon, an indigenous language.

La Gran Sabana

Latitude of center
5.2815° or 5° 16′ 54″ north
Longitude of center
-61.2145° or 61° 12′ 52″ west
Elevation
1,224 metres (4,016 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9747183810
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
3637743
Wiki­data ID
Q1475482
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“La Gran Sabana” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “গ্রান সাবানা”
  • Chinese: “大萨瓦纳”
  • Chinese: “格兰·萨瓦纳”
  • Dutch: “Gran Sabana”
  • French: “Gran Sabana”
  • French: “La Gran Sabana”
  • Galician: “Gran Sabana”
  • Georgian: “გრან-საბანა”
  • German: “Gran Sabana”
  • German: “La Gran Sabana”
  • Hindi: “ग्रान सबाना”
  • Indonesian: “Sabana besar”
  • Italian: “Gran Sabana”
  • Italian: “La Gran Sabana”
  • Japanese: “グラン・サバナ”
  • Lithuanian: “Gran Sabana”
  • Malayalam: “ഗ്രാൻ സബാന”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gran Sabana”
  • Portuguese: “Gran Sabana”
  • Portuguese: “La Gran Sabana”
  • Russian: “Гран Сабана”
  • Spanish: “Gran Sabana”
  • Spanish: “La Gran Sabana”
  • Ukrainian: “Гран-Сабана”
  • Welsh: “Gran Sabana”
  • “La Gran Sabana”

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