Roraima & Mata-wi
Roraima & Mata-wi originally uploaded by Diego Sierralta on 7 Sep ‘07, 2.16am CEST PST.
Went on a six day hike to the top of Roraima, which is the highest of the tepuys in Venezuela.
To the left, is Mata-wi, also known as Kukenán after the river that spawns from it. Mata-wi means something around the lines of "I want to die" or something like "if you climb me I’ll kill you", according to the Pemones… it is also believed that the dead reside on the top of this tepuy. Roraima (right), on the other hand, is know as the mother of all waters, and its name stands for "the great blue-green".
On a more technical note, yes, I know I should have closed down the diaphragm… the light allowed it and it would have rendered the front grass sharper… oh well.
