Angel Falls

Angel Falls is in Venezuela, along the border near Brazil. It is the highest waterfall in the world, reaching 3,212 ft. It is so tall that the wind causes the water to atomize before it reaches the bottom, so it becomes mist. This mist can be felt a mile away from the falls. In the Pemon language the falls are called, Parakupa-vena and/or Kerepakupai meru, which means the fall from the highest point, and water fall of the deepest place.
Though he did not publicize it, Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz spotted the falls in 1912. But it wasn't until 1933 when Jimmie Angel flew over the falls that they became known to the outside world. He went back in 1937 and tried landing his plane at the top, but the wheels sunk into the mud and they were unable to get it out. He, his wife and 2 other companions had to descend the falls on foot- it took them 11 days to get to civilzation. Their adventure was heard of, and the falls were then named after him. Angels plane stayed on the mountain top for 33 years, until it was pulled off by a helicopter and restored.
The river that feeds into the falls is known by two different names; the Pemon name is Kerep. It was also given a Latvian name, Gauja, by a Latvian exploirer, Aleksandrs Laime. There is a trail that Laime created from the river to the base of the falls, and along the trail is a veiwpoint that many people take pictures of the falls from; it is called "Mirador Laime", which in spanish means, Laime's viewpoint.
Though the falls are a huge tourist attraction they are in the center of an isolated jungle, so they are not easy to get to. People can take a flight tour over the falls, but if it is cloudy it is impossible to see the falls. From June to December, is the season for boat trips, when the river will be deep enough for the Indian guides to take tourist up the river. From December to March is the dry season, and though there is less water, it will also be less likely to be cloudy.
How amazing would it be to see that?? So many places to go, so little time! (Information from wikipedia.)