Angel Falls, located in Venezuela's Canema National Park, has a total drop of 979 meters and is the highest free-fall waterfall in the world. The waterfall is 150 meters wide and divided into two levels, from the top of the mountain to the crystalline rock platform at 807 meters, and then flows down from a height of 172 meters from the valley floor.
Its name, which means "deepest waterfall" in Pepön, flows from the summit of Mount Oyantpuy. Because the drop is so high, when the water at the top of the mountain flows down, it will disperse into rain and fog before landing. The bottom of the waterfall thus does not form a very deep pool of water, which is a very rare natural wonder in the world.
Angel Falls, also known as Angel Falls, comes from the name of American pilot James Angel. In 1937, Angel and his wife and others searched for gold. Prepare to park the plane to the summit plain of Mount Tepuy.
Due to crashing into the swamp during landing, the plane's fuel lines were damaged and could not take off. Several of them were trapped at the top of the mountain and could only walk down the mountain. In the face of food shortages, several people walked 11 days to reach the nearest village and town, which is called a miracle by locals.
In 1956, Angel died in a flight accident in Panama, where his son scattered his ashes in accordance with his last wishes. Later, Venezuela named the waterfall "Angel Falls".
Angel Falls is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Venezuela, but because the waterfall is located in a dense rainforest, it cannot be reached on foot. Only during the rainy season of June-December each year, the river level rises at the valley floor, and it is possible to take a flight from the airport to Camp Kanema, from where you can take a boat to enter. The rest of the year can only be viewed from the air.