Waterfall Salto Angel or Angel is a free-falling waterfall in the world's tallest with a height of 979 meters (3212 feet) with a fall without barriers about 807 meters (2647 feet). The waterfall is located on the Rio Caroni, Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
Although first seen at the beginning of the 20th century by the explorer Ernesto de Santa Cruz, the waterfall was not known to the world until it was officially by the American aviator, James Crawford Angel in flight looking for the location of gold mines. In 1936, James Angel returned and landed his plane near the waterfall. The waterfall was named "Angel Falls" in memory of its discoverer, James Crawford Angel. Pemon Indian tribe called the waterfall as "Auyan-tepui" ("Aiyan-tepui") which means "mountain devil".Its official elevation is determined by the National Geographic Society in 1949. This waterfall is the most famous tourist attractions in Venezuela.
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