Cerro Marahuaca , also spelled Marahuaka ( Ye'kuana : Madawaka ), is a tepui in Amazonas state, Venezuela . It has an elevation of 2,832 metres (9,291 ft) above sea level and is the second-highest mountain of the entire Guayana Shield (after the Cerro de la Neblina complex). Cerro Marahuaca shares a common base with the much larger Cerro Duida and together they form the Duida–Marahuaca Massif . Both tepuis are located entirely within the bounds of Duida–Marahuaca National Park .
6-528: Cerro Marahuaca actually consists of two summit plateaus, the slightly larger northern one going by the Yekwana Amerindian name Fufha or Huha ( 03°46′52″N 65°29′31″W / 3.78111°N 65.49194°W / 3.78111; -65.49194 ( Fufha ) ). The southern plateau ( 03°39′04″N 65°25′01″W / 3.65111°N 65.41694°W / 3.65111; -65.41694 ( Cerro Marahuaca southern plateau ) )
12-715: A Cariban -speaking tropical rain-forest tribe who live in the Caura River and Orinoco River regions of Venezuela in Bolivar State and Amazonas State . In Brazil , they inhabit the northeast of Roraima State. In Venezuela, the Ye'kuana live alongside their former enemies, the Sanumá ( Yanomami subgroup). When the Ye'kuana wish to refer to themselves, they use the word So'to , which can be translated as "people", "person". Ye’kuana , in turn, can be translated as "canoe people", "people of
18-643: A total summit area of 121 km (47 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 325 km (125 sq mi). Several frog species are only known from the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, including Pristimantis marahuaka , Metaphryniscus sosai , and Myersiohyla inparquesi . This article related to a location in Amazonas State, Venezuela is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ye%27kuana people The Ye'kuana , also called Ye'kwana, Ye'Kuana, Yekuana, Yequana, Yecuana, Dekuana, Maquiritare, Makiritare, So'to or Maiongong , are
24-642: Is known by two local names; its northwestern edge is called Fuif or Fhuif , whereas its southeastern portion is called Atahua'shiho or Atawa Shisho . A massive ridge known as Cerro Petaca rises to at least 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) just west of these two plateaus. In 1973, the Italian expeditioner Walter Bonatti attempted to climb Cerro Marahuaca without success. The first recorded ascent of Cerro Marahuaca dates back to 1984 on its Southwest face by Venezuelan climbers Luis Enrique (Kike) Arnal, Ramón Blanco, Manuel Guariguata and José Luis Pereyra. Cerro Marahuaca has
30-473: The canoes" or even "people of the branch in the river". They live in communal houses called Atta or ëttë . The circular structure has a cone-shaped roof made of palm leaves. Building the atta is considered a spiritual activity in which the group reproduces the great cosmic home of the Creator. The first reference to the Ye'kuana was in 1744 by a Jesuit priest called Manuel Román in his travels to investigate
36-722: The existence of the Casiquiare canal . He recruited the services of the Ye'kuana to help him on his way. The Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve was established by the Venezuelan government in 1993 with the objective of preserving the traditional territory and lifestyle of the Yanomami and Ye'kuana peoples. There are some 6,250 Ye'kuana in Venezuela, according to the 2001 census, with some 430 in Brazil. Jean Liedloff came into contact with
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