Angel
falls, Venezuela
Angel Falls - spills from the Auyantepui into what is known as the Devil's canyon 979 Meters below. It is famous for being the highest waterfall in the world with a drop of 3,212 feet. The indigenous people call it Kerepakupai-mer but is was named Angel Falls after Jimmy Angel, an American bush pilot and gold-hunting adventurer, who discovered it in 1937. Angel falls is located in southeastern Venezuela. The region in which Angel Falls is located is covered with mesas, tropical rain forests, and grasslands.
The waters fall freely and reach the bottom of the valley
as a misty spray that gathers into a small creek which eventually finds its way
into the north-bound Churun River. There are many ways to get to Angel Falls. Tourists
can see view of the falls in small planes.
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