At Kaieteur Falls the Potaro River drops 225 meters from the Pakaraima Mountains in central Guyana. Kaieteur has been called "the world's most powerful single drop waterfall".
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David Stanley perched on a sandstone outcrop at Kaieteur Falls in central Guyana.
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A view of the Potaro River below Kaieteur Falls in central Guyana. Over the centuries the raging waters have cut a deep gorge into the sandstone conglomerate tableland.
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Orinduik Falls on the Ireng River (called the Rio Mau in Brazil) forms Guyana's western border. The water tumbles over steps and terraces of solid jasper stone.
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It's possible to swim in the pools below Orinduik Falls on the Ireng River (Rio Mau) in western Guyana.
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