Guiana (also known as the Guiana highlands or the Guiana shield) forms a portion of the northern coast of South America. It is a very old geological formation that hosts the impressive and mysterious table-like mountains called tepuis, which are the source of some of highest waterfalls in the world, such as the Angel falls or Kuquenan falls. The main portion of the highlands are located in south eastern Venezuela, and are partly protected by the Canaima National Park. In geography, a shield is a large Archaean (Precambrian) rock mass at the centre of a continent, for example the Canadian Shield and Baltic Shield. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Kukenan-Tepui. ... Salto Angel Angel Falls or Salto Angel is the worlds highest free-falling waterfall at 978 metres (3,212 feet) with an uninterrupted drop of 807 metres (2,647 feet). ... Kuquenan Falls (also spelled Cuquenan, Salto Kukenan, Kukenan) is the eleventh highest waterfall on Earth. ...

The region extends southwards into Brazil, and eastwards into Guyana (previous British Guiana), French Guiana, and Suriname (previous Dutch Guiana). The term the Guianas is often used as a collective name for the latter three countries.

See also:

• Caribbean South America

Northern South America or, more creatively, Caribbean South America is a region of Colombia Venezuela Guyana Suriname French Guiana – an overseas département of France Due to the regions closeness to the equator, its climate is very tropical. ...