Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Clouds over Angel falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Venezuela
Angel Falls
TO GO WITH AFP STORY IN SPANISH BY BEATRIZ LECUMBERRI General view taken at dawn on September 13, 2009 of the Angel Falls (Salto del Angel), the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft), near the village of Canaima, Southeastern Venezuela. The Angel falls were discovered by US aviator Jimmie Angel on October 9, 1937, and the site is one of Venezuela's top tourist attractions and recently the Pixar cartoon "UP" was inspired by the scenery of the falls. Tourists have access to the falls only after a five-hour canoe trip in the middle of the tropical forest. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
Aerial view taken on December 16, 2014 of the Angel Falls (Salto Angel), the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 979 meters (3,212 feet), located in Canaima National Park, Bolivar State, Gran Sabana Region, South-Eastern Venezuela. AFP PHOTO/FEDERICO PARRA (Photo credit should read FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images)
