El Helicoide: A Shopping Mall That Became A Prison
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 8, 2017
Sitting on top of a small natural hill, amidst the slums of San AgustÃn, in south-central Caracas, Venezuela, is a magnificent building with...
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Jasper Creek, Venezuela
Kaushik Patowary
May 6, 2016
In the Gran Sabana Municipality of BolÃvar State, in Venezuela, near the town of Santa Elena de Uairén, flows a small stream. The bedrock of...
The Sinkholes of Cerro Sarisarinama
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 26, 2015
Cerro Sarisarinama is a table-topped mountain called a tepui , in Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park at the far south-west of BolÃvar State, in...
Tower of David, the World’s Tallest Slum
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 7, 2014
The Tower of David is an abandoned unfinished skyscraper in the center of Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, that is now home to more t...
7 Ambitious Hydroelectric Power Projects
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 2, 2013
Hydropower has been used since ancient times to grind flour, pump water and irrigate fields and perform other tasks. With the discovery of e...
Tabletop Mountains or Tepuis of Venezuela
Kaushik Patowary
May 11, 2013
Tepuis are flat table-top mountains found in the Guayana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela. In the language of the Pemon p...
Mysterious Venezuela's Catatumbo Lightning
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 14, 2010
You must have heard that lightening doesn’t strike the same place twice. Say that to the natives of Venezuela and they will ride you down to...
