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Ecological Islands: Exploring the Alien Worlds of Venezuela’s Sky-High Tepuis


In the country’s southeast, towering table-top mountains known as tepuis host unique species of flora and fauna. This photograph, taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS), captures the lush, dynamic landscape of southeastern Venezuela. The Auyán-tepuí, also called Auyán

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