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Santa Elena de Uairén is a small frontier town in La Gran Sabana in Venezuela.

It's home to several indigenous groups, and children are educated not only in Spanish but also Pemon, an indigenous language. It's proximity to the border with Brazil makes it busy trade town... mostly importing products from Brazil, and exporting oil from Venezuela.

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Hotel Michelle - cheap

Posada Backpackers - (next door to Hotel Michelle) slightly more expensive but rooms slightly nicer than at Hotel Michelle.

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• Angel Falls – the highest single-drop water fall in the world (807m)

• Canaima National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for it's tepuis, or "table-top" mountains. It's the second largest park in Venezuela.

• Brazil – the border is about 12 km away, and this is the last place that you can obtain a Brazilian visa, which usually takes 1-3 days.

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