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Photos thanks to Lost World Adventures
Tours |
In the 1930's
when pilot Jimmie Angel landed his plane
atop Auyan tepui (a tepui is a sandstone
mesa) and got bogged down in the marsh
he didn't find what he was looking for.
Instead of gold,
he found the world's highest waterfall.
At 979 meters (3230 feet) with an
uninterrupted drop of 807 meters (2663
ft), Angel Falls is sixteen times the
height of Niagara Falls.
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| In dry season
(January to May), the waterfall may be
just a thin stream of water fading into
mist. In the rainy season (June to
December) the falls are often voluminous
and spectacular. The top of the tepui is
often shrouded in mist. Viewing the
falls from the air is the best way to
see the grandeur and the height. |
Photo
thanks to Lost World Adventures Tours
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©
Courtney Milne All Rights Reserved |
Photo
thanks to Lost World Adventures Tours |
Map
thanks to Rand McNally.
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To reach Angel
Falls, located in Canaima National Park,
you fly into Canaima about 50 km (31
miles) away then take either a small
plane or a boat to the falls. There are
no foot trails. Some tours may fly into
Kavac, an Indian settlement south of the
tepui, and proceed from there. Canaima
is located on Laguna Canaima, a portion
of Rio Carrao, near the magnificent
falls of Salto Hacha and the close-by
Salto El Sapo. |
