Ptari-tepui, also spelled Pu-tari and sometimes called Cerro Budare or Cerro del Budare, is a

tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the ...

in Bolívar state,

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

. Lying near the centre of the

Sierra de Lema The Sierra de Lema is an upland mountain range area with tepuis, located in Bolívar state of southeastern Venezuela. The names Sierra Rinocote and Sierra Usupamo have historically been applied to its eastern and western portions, respectivel ...

, Brewer-Carías, C. (2012)
La Sierra de Lema: una bisagra de vida
''Río Verde'' 7: 73–86. it has a maximum elevation of around

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. Its mostly bare summit plateau has an area of . Though generally flat, distinctive

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al rock formations are found on the more dissected eastern edge of the summit.Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) '' Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction.'' Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. pp. 1–61.

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Ptari-tepui gives its name to the Ptari Massif, which also includes

Carrao-tepui Carrao-tepui, also spelled Karrao, is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela.Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) '' Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction.'' Miss ...

to the northeast and a long ridge known as

Sororopán-tepui Sororopán-tepui is a long ridge in Bolívar state, Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependen ...

to the southeast. As a whole, the

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has a summit area of around and an estimated slope area of (Carrao and Ptari together contributing and Sororopán, which is derived from a separate basement, a further ). The massif is situated entirely within the bounds of

Canaima National Park Canaima National Park () is a park in south-eastern Venezuela that roughly occupies the same area as the La Gran Sabana, Gran Sabana region. It is located in Bolívar State (Venezuela), Bolívar State, reaching the borders with Brazil and Guya ...

. Torres, I.N. & D.D. Martín (November 2007). Mejorando Nuestra Herencia. Ptari-tepui is a prime example of the classic tepui shape, having an almost perfectly flat-topped summit and near-vertical walls. This characteristic profile is said to recall the shape of a '' budare'', a type of

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used for making cassava bread, and is the source of its Pemón-derived name. For this reason it is also sometimes known as Cerro Budare or Cerro del Budare.

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