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NARRATOR: From the Guiana Highlands are giant mesas called tepuis.
A fog-forest covers a flat tepui summit with plantlife from the world of science fiction.
[Music in]
Supplied by year-round rains, numerous waterfalls wear down the steep tepui slopes,
among them, Venezuela's Angel Falls--the highest in the world.
[Music out]
A fog-forest covers a flat tepui summit with plantlife from the world of science fiction.
[Music in]
Supplied by year-round rains, numerous waterfalls wear down the steep tepui slopes,
among them, Venezuela's Angel Falls--the highest in the world.
[Music out]