With moves to open Venezuelan protected areas to mining already under way, perhaps the legend of El Dorado will finally come true in the Canaima National Park as mining proponents would wish. However, standing in this, one of the world's last remote wildlands, surrounded by vistas of table mountains, one cannot help but feel that the riches conserved by Canaima National Park are worth incalculably more than all the gold or diamonds that can be extracted from its sub-soil. Hopefully, the efforts of the many individuals and organisations dedicated to conserving Canaima National Park will ensure that future generations will not blame us for having lost the "Lost World"
