CO. VE. GY. SR. BR. PY. UY. AR. CL. BO. PE. Vagón del Saber / Al Borde. Architects: Al Borde Location: Ecuador Project Manager: Jorge Noreña Area: 36.0 m2 Year: 2012 Photographs: Cyril Nottelet, Courtesy of AL BORDE Industrial Designer: Juan Subia Textile Cover: AAMAXIMA, Ing.
Hernan Arias + Ing. Marcelo Pazmiño Infography: Rolando González Constructor: Juan Carlos Castillo Client: Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio, Ecuador From the architect. “All those years of hauling have left it deformed. The Mind-Blowing Mount Roraima. Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima mountain chain in South America and one of the world’s most extraordinary natural geological formations.
The 31 square kilometer summit area of Mount Roraima is defined by 400 meter tall cliffs on all sides and includes the borders of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana. The tabletop mountains of the Pakaraima’s are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to over two billion years ago. The result is the staggering landscape of Mount Rariama which we tour below in photographs and video: