The Angel Falls are the highest waterfalls in the
world and are hiding deep within Venezuela’s Canaima National Park. The
best time to visit the Angel falls is well debated due to the fact that’s it
well within the jungle. The rainy season can be almost impossible to see
due to cloud cover and overflowing and the dry season can be disappointing with
only a trickle coming down devil’s mountain.
A view of
Angel Falls from the base
Angel
Falls is probably the most famous tourist attraction in Venezuela – especially
among nature lovers out there. Also known as the ‘largest waterfall in the
world’, Angel Falls has an amazing free falling drop of around 979 meters
(3,211 feet). To give you some perspective on just how tall Angel Falls is, it’s
about fifteen times taller than the Niagara Falls waterfall!
The Angel
Falls tourist attraction is located in the Canaima National Park, a remote area
in Bolivar State about 1,862 miles (2,996 kilometers) from Caracas. Angel falls
was given its name when James Angel with his guests tried to land a jet plane
near it. The plane was damaged and its wheels sank into the mushy ground. Jimmy
Angel and his party fortunately managed to descend Tepuy and get back to
civilization by walking in the jungle for about 11 days. While traveling
through the area, tourists will also find a variety of tropical fauna and flora
within the area including poison arrow frogs, monkeys and rare orchid species.
Tourists can also expect to find pumas, jaguars, porcupines, armadillos, giant
anteaters, otters, three toed sloths, capybaras and tapirs.
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