Indigenous legend tells that these rivers symbolize two lovers condemned to be together but never to mingle ...
The Orinoco (man) and Caroni (woman) fell in love. No one is to blame for having been born in different places, but their hearts beat with emotion when they were caressed by the wind. The gods opposed and they challenged the obstacles agreed to find themselves away from the mountain and together go to the immense blue sea. That was the dream and they fulfilled it, of the orthodox and heterodox made a single theory.
That is the true greatness of nature, which sooner or later unites what it has to unite. The hundreds of admirers dressed in tributaries that fell at the feet of Caroni, failed to break their feelings. She did not hesitate for a moment in her longing to meet her beloved boyfriend, and the day they did, they kissed softly and quietly between bubbles of fresh water. Holding hands they went to travel the world through the ocean currents.
Sometimes the Orinoco becomes rebellious and haughty, but just a wink of Caroni, this one calms down. In the end both are respected, both are needed. In the deep gaze they notice that they love each other, that they take care and protect themselves. When Orinoco is suffocated by the heat, Caroni blows the wind to cool it. Similarly, when Caroni is very cold, then Orinoco clothes her with heat. That gesture of mutual help is love, it is peace and freedom