And as far as you can see, the land covered by an enormous and seemingly endless carpet of trees. From all sides, water falls down for hundreds of metres, but since we are on our way to the highest waterfall in the world, these waterfalls are neglected. In many other countries, each and every one of those would be the highlight of a trip. Life at the camp is easygoing, there is a huge roof under which some 50 hammocks are hanging for the customers. This is a small island in the ocean of enormous trees.
Food is remarkably good, all the guys working here are remarkably friendly.
And as always other tourists are a sight in itself. The river proves to be a perfect swimming spot. The view on the mountain ranges is fantastic, as is the view on the stars later in the evening. As we leave for Salto Angel, as the falls are called in Spanish, the sky seems to be closed forever. It is not possible to see the top of the table mountains.