Angel Falls Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. It is also called the “Salto Angel”meaning “waterfall of the deepest place”. The falls is situated in Venezuela . It drops at the edge of the Auyantepui mountain placed in the Canaima National Park. The whole area is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The height of the water is so much that by the time it reaches the ground much of the water evaporates into thin air. This is the Devils Canyon for the tourists. The natives of this place call it the Kerepakupai-mer.It came to be called Angel Falls after an American pilot and Gold hunter adventurer, Jimmy Angel , who discovered it in 1937. Where the falls end a small creek is formed . This drains into the North ward Churun River.

The Angel Falls plunges deep from atop a mesa called the Auyantepui. The Guiana Highlands has atleast a hundred of them. These mesas are massive, soaring high up and ending into a flat top. The sides are totally vertical and steep.Geologically theyw ere formed billions of years ago.

The name of the National Park is given by the Pemon people who lives here. It means the “spirit of evil”. Tourism is mainly concentrated around the Laguna de Canaima. There are some camps and lodges around here which are rented out to travelers.