2. Angelica Cachro Cameron Cox

3. Located in the Guayana Highlands Water free falls 2,421 feet to the river below, making it the tallest waterfall on earth. In total it’s 15 times higher than Niagara Falls

4. In western Canaima National Park is Auyantepuy Auyantepuy is known as tepuy, a flat mountain ending with vertical walls. This tepuy is where Angel Falls is formed

5. Named after American aviator that discovered the Falls in 1937 Local Indians already knew of it so they called it the Churún Merú

9. Resources http://www.angel-falls.com http://www.venezuelatuya.com/canaima/saltoangeleng.htm http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/ingalls/images/sky2.gif http://australia2002.iespana.es/saltodelangel_auyantepui.jpg http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/travelplanning/l/blvirtAngel.htm http://www.salto-angel.com/ http://mapx.map.vgd.gov.lv/geo3/Ukr/_Izmantotie%20Atteli/Arzemes/Augstie/Angel_l.jpg http://galerias.parapente.net/images/galerias/jorgealvarez/zooms/salto_angel_venezuela.jpg A ticket to Venezuela (Book) Dorling Kindersley Traveler’s Atlas