Tepui
Huachamacari Tepui. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Creator(s): S. A. Mori
Description: The Huachamacari Tepui as seen from the Amerindian village of Culebra in Amazonian Venezuela. The flat-topped mountain in the background is the tepui.
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Title
Tepui
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Definition
A Spanish term referring to the flat-topped mountains of Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, and Suriname that are dominated by a highly endemic flora.
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