1 Hidden Destination in South America

Venezuela

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Sarisariñama Sinkholes

Venezuela · Bolívar

On an isolated, ancient tabletop mountain in Venezuela, exist perfectly circular sinkholes so immense and deep that they harbor unique, isolated ecosystems at their untouched bottoms.

Discovered only relatively recently in the 1970s, these massive, sheer-walled holes — up to 350 meters deep and wide — plunge into the heart...