Angel Falls, Venezuela

At 979 meters (3230 feet) with an uninterrupted drop of 807 meters (2663 ft), Angel Falls is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls. Located in Venezuela's Canaima National Park, the falls are best viewed, and appreciated, from the air. Here's a sampling of the awesome falls.

Guest feature, with photos, by Karen Angel, Jimmie Angel's niece, gives us a closer look at the man who searched for gold and instead found the world's highest waterfall.

Sprawling Parque Nacional Canaima, Venezuela's second largest national park includes rolling savannas, forests, woodlands, cliffs, and steep flat-topped tepuis, from which fall spectacular cascades of water. Angel Falls and Roraima, the highest tepui in the Guiana Highlands, are top destinations within the park.

Pictorial tour of the falls, and other favored destinations, compiled by your Guide.