Angel Falls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in South America. Standing at 979 meters it is the highest waterfall in the world. It is in the Guiana Islands in Bolívar state in the southeast part of the country. They are specifically in the Canaima National Park. The reason why it is so tall is because it comes off of a high faced plateau called Devil’s Mountain. Because of the dense jungle, you can’t really see it from the ground, and to really see it, you need to go up into a helicopter. These falls are named after an American explorer (James Angel) whose plane crashed in a nearby mesa. He was the one who had first discovered Angel Falls. Before this, Angel Falls were still undiscovered by people until he uncovered it in 1933. But in late 2009, President Hugo Chavez “declared” that it would be named Kerepakupai Merú after an indigenous name.