<http://www.wowmails.com> Angel Falls, Venezuela (also called Salto Angel) is the Earth's *highest uninterrupted waterfall*. It is 979 metres (3,212 feet) tall - think of it as 2.5 times as tall as the Empire State Building and full 15 times higher than Niagara Falls!
Located in the Canaima National Park, in southeastern Venezuela, the falls start from the nameless creek that meanders through the series of highly-fractured crevices and gorges on top of a "Tepuy", or table-top mountain. The water then bursts into the void and plunges uninterrupted 2,640 feet to the river and more cascades below. In a season of highest water, the single waterfall splits into three streams - sometimes even more, which together become a giant veil of water. How to get to the Angel Falls? Not so easy. You would need to hook up with a flight from Caracas or Ciudad Bolivar to get to the Canaima camp, from where you'd start your trip along the river to the base of the falls. This pagelists the complete directions. The travel guide even says that on cloudy days you can not see the falls (real let-downer after all this trouble to get there) - This is the most accessible viewpoint to photograph the falls: <http://www.wowmails.com> The view from the top is fantastic enough to inspire a multitude of "Lost World" legends (including the famous Conan Doyle book), not to mention the table-top mountain itself - a wonder-world of vegetation and species found nowhere else on Earth. It is truly an Island in Time, discovered by the civilized world only a hundred years ago - an ancient landscape shrouded in mystery. Aerial Fly-by of Angel Falls - an entirely different aspect: <http://www.wowmails.com> In the morning the rocks are colored pink from a rising sun: <http://www.wowmails.com> Angel Falls [image: Angel Falls] *ANGEL FALLS is the highest waterfall in the world! This is what makes it such a wonder. It is located on the Churun River of the Guiana Highlands in southeastern Venezuela. * *Believe it or not, Angel Falls was unkown to Venezuelans until the early 1930's. With out the invention of the airplane (see pages on Airplane under Inventions of Man on this site) the Venezuelans might not have ever found Angel Falls. The falls are only accessable by boat or aircraft because of steep slopes and thick jungle surrounding them.* *Though discovered by the Venezuelans Angel Falls was named after James Angel. He was an American adventurer who crashed his plane near the falls 2 years after they were discovered.* *It is said the water appears to be leaping from a flat-topped plateau called Auyan-Tepui, which means "Devils Moutain".* *Here are some other amazing facts about Angel Falls: * - * The height of the longest uninterrupted drop is 2,640 feet (807 meters) * - * About 20 times higher than Niagra Falls* - *It stands 3,212 ft.(979 meters)* - *Is 500 ft (150 meters) wide at its base* * Although Angel Falls is difficult to reach, tourists travel from all parts of the world to visit it. Visitors may go to the falls with guides on prearranged tours. In 1975, one of those visitors was my Dad! * * In 1971 three Americans and an Englishman were able to climb the sheer rock face of the falls. This adventure took them 10 days to complete. * <http://www.mywebworth.com> __._,_.___ 1 of 1 Photo(s) [image: a1.gif]<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WowMailz/attachments/folder/1888756917/item/995824384/view> *Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare* *வணக்கம் சுப்பு**
