Angelica CachroCameron Cox

Located in the Guayana Highlands

Water free falls 2,421 feet to the river below, making it the tallest waterfall on

earth.In total it’s 15 times higher

than Niagara Falls

In western Canaima National Park is Auyantepuy

Auyantepuy is known as tepuy, a flat mountain

ending with vertical walls.

This tepuy is where Angel Falls is formed

Named after American aviator that discovered the Falls in 1937

Local Indians already knew of it so they called it the Churún Merú

Resourceshttp://www.angel-falls.com

http://www.venezuelatuya.com/canaima/saltoangeleng.htm

http://www.venezuelatuya.com/canaima/saltoangeleng.htm

http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/ingalls/images/sky2.gif

http://australia2002.iespana.es/saltodelangel_auyantepui.jpg

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/travelplanning/l/blvirtAngel.htm

http://www.salto-angel.com/

http://mapx.map.vgd.gov.lv/geo3/Ukr/_Izmantotie%20Atteli/Arzemes/Augstie/Angel_l.jpg

http://galerias.parapente.net/images/galerias/jorgealvarez/zooms/salto_angel_venezuela.jpg

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