Case file · Folklore / legend
The sinkholes of Sarisariñama
Pilot Harry Gibson spotted the giant sinkholes on top of Sarisariñama tepui in Venezuela in 1961. The name is said to come from a Ye'kwana legend of a spirit that devours people, making a 'sari sari' sound as it eats.
1961 CE · 4.55, -64.23 · status: legend
The account
The largest sinkhole is about 350 m wide and deep, with its own forest at the bottom; it was first explored in 1974.
Connections in the atlas
- Cerro Autana, the stump of the tree of life
- Jimmie Angel and the river of gold
- First ascent of Roraima, the 'lost world'