Before they became rivers, the Orinoco and Caroní were human They belonged to different ethnic groups. Seeing each other, they fell in love Instantly, and despite the fact that their families had rivalries Among themselves, they decided to risk and fight to be together But they never made it They clashed with each other numerous times over the wars between Their groups, but this only caused their love to strengthen And with the touch of the wind, they shared caresses from a distance One night, they decided to seal their love with a kiss in a lake of Fresh water and, with that proof of affection, they agreed that they would escape So that nothing and no one tried to separate them The Atlantic Ocean, moved by the love of lovers He took them into his current so that they would escape and merge With the water. Their transformation into rivers was the equivalent of Having married and with it, consummated their romance to be United for eternity