KAMADAK FALLS - KAMARATA - CANAIMA NATIONAL PARK IN VENEZUELA
KAMADAK FALLS - KAMARATA - CANAIMA NATIONAL PARK IN VENEZUELA DECEMBER 2014
Sapo Falls close up - Canaima National Park Venezuela
Salto El Sapo in august - view of the falls after walking behind the water.
Salto Angel Waterfall, Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Angel Falls (Spanish: Salto Ángel; Pemon language: Kerepakupai vena, meaning waterfall of the deepest place, or Parakupa-vena, meaning the fall from the highest point) is a waterfall in Venezuela.
It is the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima), a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State, Venezuela.
The height of the fall is so great that, before getting anywhere near the ground, much of the water is evaporated or carried away as a fine mist by the strong wind. The base of the falls feeds into the Kerep River (alternatively known as the Río Gauya), which flows into the Churun River, a tributary of the Carrao River.
The height figure 979 m (3,212 ft) mostly consists of the main plunge but also includes about 400 m (0.25 mi) of sloped cascades and rapids below the drop and a 30 m (98 ft) high plunge downstream of the talus rapids. While the main plunge is undoubtedly the highest single drop in the world, some feel that including the lower cascades somewhat stretches the criteria for the measurement of waterfalls, although there are no universally recognized standards of waterfall measurement.
The waterfall was known for most of the twentieth century by the name Angel Falls after Jimmie Angel, a US aviator who was the first to fly over the falls in a plane. The common Spanish name Salto Ángel derives from the English. In 2009, President Hugo Chávez announced his intention to change the name to the indigenous Pemon term Kerepakupai Merú, meaning waterfall of the deepest place, on the grounds that the nation's most famous landmark should bear an indigenous name. Explaining the name change, Chávez was reported to have said, This is ours, long before Angel ever arrived there... this is indigenous property. However, he later said that he will not decree the change of name, but only was defending the use of Kerepakupai merú.
The falls are sometimes referred to as Churún-merú, meaning thunder waterfall, in error; that name corresponds to another waterfall in the Canaima National Park (also on Auyantepui, in fact).
Sir Walter Raleigh described what was possibly a tepuy (table top mountain), and he is sometimes said to have been the first European to view the Angel Falls, but these claims are considered far-fetched. Some historians state that the first European to visit the waterfall was Fernando de Berrío, a Spanish explorer and governor from the 16th and 17th centuries.Later on, they were indeed spotted in 1912 by the Venezuelan explorer Ernesto Sánchez La Cruz, but he did not publicize his discovery. They were not known to the outside world until American aviator Jimmie Angel flew over them on 16 November 1933 on a flight while he was searching for a valuable ore bed.
Returning on 9 October 1937, Angel tried to land his Metal Aircraft Corporation Flamingo monoplane El Río Caroní; atop Auyan-tepui, but the plane was damaged when the wheels sank into the marshy ground, and he and his three companions, including his wife Marie, were forced to descend the tepui on foot. It took them 11 days to make their way back to civilization, but news of their adventure spread, and the waterfall was named Angel Falls in his honor.
Angel's plane remained on top of the tepuy for 33 years before being lifted out by helicopter. It was restored at the Aviation Museum in Maracay and now sits outdoors on the front of the airport at Ciudad Bolívar.
The first recorded Westerner to reach the river that feeds the falls was Latvian explorer Aleksandrs Laime, also known as Alejandro Laime to the native Pemon tribe. He made the ascent of Auyan-tepui in 1955. He also reached Angel's plane on the same trip, 18 years after the crash landing. He gave the river feeding the falls the name Gauja after a river in Latvia, but the Pemon-given name of the river, Kerep, is still widely used.
Laime also was the first to clear a trail that leads from the Churun River to the base of the falls. On the way, there is a viewpoint commonly used to capture the falls in photographs. It is named Mirador Laime (Laime's Viewpoint in Spanish) in his honor. This trail is used now mostly for tourists, to lead them from the Isla Ratón camp to the small clearing.
The official height of the falls was determined by a National Geographic Society survey carried out by American journalist Ruth Robertson in 1949.
A book by David Nott, Angels Four, chronicles the first successful climb up the face of Auyantepui to the top of the falls.
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Salto El Sapo - Canaima National Park venezuela
muy buena aventura .....me lo goze al maximo .... El Salto se localiza geográficamente en el área protegida conocida como el Parque Nacional Canaima, muy cerca de la laguna de Canaima, y en una desviación del río Carrao. El torrente de agua es considerable, especialmente en la época de lluvias (mayo a noviembre).
The Lost World, Roraima - Canaima National Park Venezuela
Travelling Venezuela - Take a look at the endemic flora and fauna, the incredible scenaries and some experiences at La Gran Sabana and Ancient mount Roraima in Canaima National Park, Discover Venezuela go to:
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Canaima i Salto Angel - Wenezuela
Trzydniowa niezapomniana wyprawa pod najwyższy wodospad świata. Rozpoczynamy od Canaimy - wioski indiańskiej, od której nazwę wziął cały Park Narodowy. Przepiękna laguna Canaimy z robiącymi olbrzymie wrażenie czterema wodospadami oraz kilkugodzinna podróż łodzią w górę rzeki, by dotrzeć do wodospadu Salto Angel ...
Auyantepuy and the Carrao River; Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Panorama of Auyantepuy (the tepui from which Angel Falls drops) and the Carrao River; Canaima National Park, Venezuela; February 21, 2015
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
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Waterfall in Gran Sabana Canaima Park Venezuela 1
Hacha Falls with rainbow and indian dugout - Canaima National Park Venezuela
beautiful Hacha Falls at the end of the Lagoon of Canaima. In the afternoonoften it's possible to see rainbows at the falls.
Waterfall Near Sapo Falls Venezuela Canaima National Park
Part 1 of 3 - Going Under and Through (Salto Waterfall) - Near Angel Falls In Canaima National Park - Venezuela
SALTO ANGEL (ANGEL FALLS) . JULIO 2010. PARQUE NACIONAL CANAIMA. VENEZUELA
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es:Canaima esta ubicado en Bolívar, Venezuela. Fue instaurado el 12 de junio de 1962 y declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en el año 1994.Se extiende sobre 30.000 km², por su tamaño es considerado el sexto parque nacional más grande del mundo. Cerca de 65 % del parque está ocupado por mesetas de roca llamadas tepuyes.Sus acantilados escarpados y sus caídas de agua (incluyendo el Salto Ángel, que es la caída de agua más elevada del mundo, a 1.002 m) forman paisajes espectaculares.
en: Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima) is a 30,000 km² park in south-eastern Venezuela that borders Brazil and Guyana. It is located in the state of Bolívar, and roughly occupies the same area as the Gran Sabana region. The park was established on the 12 June 1962. It is the second largest park in the country, after Parima-Tapirapecó and is the size of Belgium or Maryland.It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of the tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area.The most famous tepuis in the park are Mount Roraima, the tallest and easiest to climb, and Auyantepui, from which fall the Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world.
ru: Национальный парк Канаима (исп. Parque Nacional Canaima) — парк на юго-востоке Венесуэлы, на границе с Бразилией и Гайаной. Площадь парка около 30000 км². Расположен в штате Боливар и занимает примерно на той же территории, что и природный парк Гран-Сабана.
pt: O Parque Nacional Canaima é um parque nacional localizado no estado Bolívar, Venezuela. Foi criado em 12 de junho de 1962 e declarado Patrimônio da Humanidade pela UNESCO no ano de 1994.
fr: Le parc national Canaima (en espagnol : Parque Nacional Canaima) est un parc national situé dans le massif des plateaux de Guyane, au Venezuela dans l' État de Bolívar. Il a été instauré en 1962 et déclaré Patrimoine de l'Humanité par l'UNESCO en 1994.
de: Der Nationalpark Canaima (span. Parque Nacional Canaima) befindet sich in der Gran Sabana, im Bundesstaat Bolívar im Südosten von Venezuela. Im Süden grenzt er an Brasilien und Guyana.
it: Il Parque Nacional Canaima è un Parco Nazionale situato nello stato Bolívar, in Venezuela. Fu instaturato il 12 giugno del 1962 e dichiarato Patrimonio dell'Umanità dall'UNESCO nell'anno 1994.
zh: 卡奈玛国家公园是一个30000东南部委内瑞拉平方公里停车。它位于玻利瓦尔州，大约占据了同一地区的大萨瓦纳地区。该公园是1962年成立，是全国第二大的公园，Parima-Tapirapecó后是比利时的大小或Maryland.It于1994年被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产
hi: Canaima राष्ट्रीय उद्यान एक 30,000 वर्ग किमी दक्षिण-पूर्वी वेनेजुएला में पार्क है। यह बोलिवर राज्य में स्थित है, और मोटे तौर पर ग्रैन सबाना क्षेत्र के रूप में एक ही क्षेत्र पर है। पार्क 1962 को स्थापित किया गया था यह देश का दूसरा सबसे बड़ा पार्क, Parima-Tapirapecó के बाद और बेल्जियम के आकार है या Maryland.It 1994 में एक यूनेस्को विश्व विरासत स्थल बन गया
id: Canaima National Park adalah 30.000 km² parkir di selatan-timur Venezuela. Hal ini terletak di negara bagian Bolivar, dan kira-kira menempati area yang sama dengan wilayah Gran Sabana. Taman ini didirikan pada tahun 1962. Ini adalah taman terbesar kedua di negara itu, setelah Parima-Tapirapecó dan ukuran Belgia atau Maryland.It menjadi Situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO pada tahun 1994
ar: كانيما الحديقة الوطنية هي 30،000 كيلومتر مربع حديقة في جنوب شرق فنزويلا. وهي تقع في ولاية بوليفار، وتحتل تقريبا نفس المنطقة منطقة غران سابانا. تأسست الحديقة في عام 1962. وهي ثاني أكبر مدينة في البلاد، بعد Parima-Tapirapecó وهو حجم بلجيكا أو أصبح Maryland.It من مواقع التراث العالمي لليونسكو في عام 1994
ja: カナイマ国立公園は、南東ベネズエラに駐車平方キロメートル30,000。これは、ボリバルの状態にあり、およそグランサバナ領域と同じ面積を占めます。1962.Itに設立された公園は1994年にユネスコの世界遺産になりました
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trip starts early morning on the Carrao River with beautiful views of Kuravaina, Kursari and Kurun Tepuy
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