Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Angel Falls


Salto Angel or Angel Falls is considered one of the natural wonders of the world. This fall is also considered the world’s highest free-falling waterfall with a total high close to the one thousand meters, and they are situated in the south east area of Venezuela, in a the middle of the Canaima National Park in which is known as La Gran Sabana or The Great Plain. The falls receive their name after an American aviator named James Crawford Angel visited them in the year 1935, when they really became familiar to the Western world. The indigenous term used for the falls is Kerepakupai-meru which apparently means “waterfall of the deepest place”. And I say apparently because this is what I found on the internet and I have no idea of the Pemon language which is the one responsible for the name aforementioned.
This amazing creation of the nature is a gift for human kind. The waterfalls them selves and all the surroundings typified by countless rivers, lagoons, rain forests, savannas, and a particular mountain formations called Tepuys which are impressive table top mountains, involves visitors in a unique experience. Angel Falls and the Canaima National Park is one of the places perfect for those who love the environment and would like to experience a real contact with an untouched ecosystem. Besides the features describe before, one can also find the magic and reality of the fauna and flora characteristic of that particular atmosphere.

2 comments:

EsTella said...

Hi there!
It's a really good fall!gREAT blog>
Quite happy to find somebody who speak spanish and I have a question>DO you know the meaning of the following words>"Al acaso" I think they should be spanish>

Edward said...

Hi Stella,

I really would like to help you with the words, but they do not have any meaning and I am not sure what you want to say, so if the person who told you that can rewrite the sentence for you i will be more than happy to help you.