Years of constant work lead him to build a series of companies, with which he ended up raising a comfortable fortune.

Hard work, creativity and a bit of a risk always pays off. Definitely for William Henry Phelps Sr especially when he was involved in sooo many projects. His son jr. following his footsteps definitely didn’t disappoint him. All these expeditions must had been really exciting at that time. I belive Venezuela was a totally different country at that time. Nice Topotepuy Ecological Garden especially when we know it’s history now.