Rutaca and Avior airlines provide flights to and from the airstrip at Canaima camp. Angel Falls (Salto Angel) is marked in the top left of the map in blue The UNESCO World Heritage Site is only accessible by air there are no overland routes into the park. In 1994, UNESCO named it a World Heritage Site.Ĭanaima National Park, with its breath-taking variety of tropical wildlife an awe-inspiring vistas, is the gateway to Angel Falls.
The tale piqued international interest in Angel Falls and many scientific investigations followed.Ĭanaima National Park was founded in 1962. Word spread of Jimmie’s exploits and the falls’ were duly named after him. In 1937, Jimmie returned to the falls, his second wife, Marie, and acquaintances Gustavo Henry and Miguel Delgado also aboard his jittery, fixed-wing plane.Īlthough Jimmie landed his plane successfully on Auyán-tepu’s heart-shaped summit, the plane’s wheels became submerged in mud, and Jimmie’s aircraft remained marooned atop the mountain until 1970.įor 11 days, the group trekked across rough terrain, having to ration their limited food supplies, until they reached a small settlement at Kamarata. The Amazing Country in South America, Venezuela In 1933, air-borne American gold prospector James Crawford (‘Jimmie’) Angel discovered Angel Falls accidentally, flying over the mountain in his Flamingo monoplane while in search of a valuable ore bed. Even the indigenous Kamarakotos Pómon tribe who occupied the valley beside Auyán-tepu stayed away, believing that Angel Falls’ remote location harboured malign spirits. History of Angel Fallsīefore the mid-1950s, the falls were an unknown wonder. Considered among the world’s most dazzling natural wonders, Angel Falls are a truly unforgettable spectacle. The falls are a tributary of the Carrao River, itself part of Venezuela’s Orinoco River system. Located in Canaima National Park, the second largest national park in Venezuela, the waterfall tumbles from a cleft near the summit of table top mountain Auyán-tepu into what is known as Devil’s Canyon, 3212 feet (979m) below. Angel Falls is the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall.
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