First Seen in The Early 20th Century Angel Falls

Angel Fall is also commonly referred to as salto angel, located in Rio Caroni, Canaima National Park, Venezuela, is the highest waterfall in the world with a height of 979 meters (3,212 feet) of water fell unimpeded about 807 meters (2,647 feet.)


First seen in the early 20th century by the explorer Ernesto de Santa Cruz, but the waterfall is not yet known to the world, until it was discovered officially by American aviator, James Crawford Angel, who was flying locate gold mine.

In 1936, James Crawford Angel returned and landed his plane near the waterfall, and get to know James Crawford Angel, eventually named Angel Falls While the Pemon Indian tribe, called the waterfall as "Auyan-tepui" which means "Mountain of the Devil," and the waterfall is the most famous tourist attraction in Venezuela

History of discovery of Angel Falls. This waterfall dropping thousands of water flow freely from the hilltop Mesa as high as 979 meters and then this water falls to the flow of river water Churun. When viewed from the history, actually first saw this waterfall is the explorer Ernesto de Santa Cruz is a poem of the 20th century. But then the waterfall is unlikely to be known by the world so accidentally discovered in 1936 by an American aviator James Crawford Angel and that he began to introduce it to the world waterfall.

The story begins from low Jemes Crawford Angel, originally only fly over a single mountain that aims to mencarai gold mining. So when he started trying to land a plane on top of a mountain for reasons he is trapped in a forest area and then kemuadian he also saw a waterfall that looks so impressive his eyes.


As it turns out this waterfall mamiliki water in free fall under thousands of feet away. So no need to wait for long-Venezuelan government was finally named the waterfall Such as Angel customized with the name of the inventor is Jemes Crawford Angel.
According to reports from local residents that the Pemon Indian tribe, the tribe of their own dubbed the hill where the waterfall is a bunch as "Auyan-tepui" thing that matters "mountain of the devil", because of the bitter experiences encountered by the tribe.

That many of those who can no longer meet the mountaineers were returned after the permit will conquer the mountain. In addition to this bitter experience, there is also a unique phenomenon that memebuat increasingly famous waterfall is "Falls Of The Deepest Place".


When summer starts to arrive, then the level of water in the waterfall volume will decrease which causes the water will quickly run out and there is a waterfall of water began refracted before reaching the base of the cliff. So even this phenomenon the scene of the most popular tourist attraction in Venezuela.


How to get to Angel Fall?


If you are interested likes to see how the original form of Angel Falls is actually the field to be able to get there was quite difficult.


Because must use the best of Puerto Ordaz or Ciudad Bolivar which aims to Canaima Camp.


Well, from Canaima Camp is then you The High Churun ​​rivers that flow down the waterfall is using an ancient boat and can take up to three days. Although quite extreme and complicated but wishful worry.


Since there are already a lot of tour operators in Venezuela that will always be ready to take you to the Angel Falls this adventure.