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Angel Falls is the tallest waterfall on earth!
TRUE. Angel Falls is so tall that if you stacked 19 Niagara Falls on top of each other, Angel Falls would still be higher!
Angel Falls means waterfall of the highest place.
FALSE. The local people called it Kerepakupai Merú, which means "waterfall of the deepest place".
Angel Falls was named after heavenly angels.
FALSE. It was actually named after an American pilot, Jimmie Angel, who flew over it in 1933.
Angel Falls is a rainbow factory.
TRUE. All the watery mist is constantly floating in the air. On every sunny days, it creates beautiful rainbows near the base of the waterfall.
Angel Falls Inspired the Movie UP!
TRUE. Paradise Falls, in the movie, is directly modeled after Angel Falls.
Angel Falls is older than the dinosaurs.
TRUE. Angel Falls is hundreds of millions of years old—far older than T-Rex or Triceratops.
You can drive to go to Angel Falls.
FALSE. There are no roads to Angel Falls. You have to fly in a small airplane or ride in an electric canoe up the river through the dense jungle.
Angel Falls is surrounded by rainforest.
TRUE. The rainforest around the waterfall is home to amazing animals like toucans, colorful macaws, giant anteaters, and stealthy jaguars.
Angel Falls is in United States of America.
FALSE. Angel Falls is located in southeast Venezuela in Canaima National Park.
Angel Falls plays music.
TRUE. When you get close to the falls, the crashing water and the rushing jungle wind create a deep rumbling sound.
