Venezuela Attractions

Angel Falls is located in southeastern Venezuela in the Guayana highlands forming part of the Canaima National Park. It is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world and is also the world's highest waterfall. The total drop of 3,212 feet is more than fifteen times longer than the descent of Niagara Falls. It does not flow over the top of a cliff, but instead the water gathers underground and erupts from several crevices located three hundred feet below the top of the mountain. The Native Americans call the falls 'Devil's Mountain' because the area is regularly a victim of fierce thunderstorms and strange cloud formations, which, much of the time, hide the falls from view. The falls are named after Jimmy Angel, a barnstorming bush pilot from Missouri who has become a modern legend. Jimmy Angel first saw the falls in 1933 while searching for a valuable ore bed. H...