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Professor: Nora Goldschmidt Students: Agustin T., Julian B., Sebastian L. Topic: Angel falls (gral. Information, photos, videos, personal conclusion) Date: July 10 th Angel Falls
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Angel Falls or Kerepakupai Vená, which is a waterfall located in Venezuela, is the highest waterfall in the world, that’s why they were declared natural heritage in 1994 and they are considered one of the wonders of the world.
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Angel Falls They are located in Bolivar state, in the region of Guyana highlands; the water of the falls comes from the water of the Churum River, and then fall down through the edge of the Auyantepuy table mountain, which is the largest in Venezuela. The high of the Auyantepuy Mountain is 979 meters, which makes the high fall in the world.
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So you can have an idea of the falls, the high of them is 17 times the high of the Niagara Falls, and the falls makes the weather change with their wind and waves. Angel Falls
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The original name of the Falls is Kerepakupai Vená but they are named Angel falls because the discoverer was Jimmy Angel, who discover the fall in 1933 while he was fighting, with his partner, trough the zone looking for the legendary golden city, which was a legend of the original settlers of Venezuela. Angel Falls
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In 1937 Jimmy return to the Guyana highlands to see the falls again with his wife and his friend Gustavo Henry Gardener, but there they had an emergency landing on top of the Auyantepuy. The aircraft was able to reach safely to the top of the Tepuy and stayed there for 33 years until it was taken down by a helicopter. Angel Falls
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Jimmy Angel and his three companions managed to descend from Tepuy and return to the civilization walking through the jungle for 11 days. Angel's plane is currently in the Aviation Museum in Maracay, and nowadays on top of the Auyantepuy you will find a replica of Jimmy`s airplane. Angel Falls
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http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=BVR5CvekD7s Angel Falls
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Conclusion In conclusion, if you want to go to a place where you can see marvelous things you have to go to Angel Falls, in Spanish Salto Angel because you will the highest fall in the whole world. Also it is wonderful; amazing that it is in the middle of the jungle. So, if you want to impress go there. Angel Falls
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