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Backpacker Magazine – March 2009
Wilderness Wonders: Tallest Waterfall
Think the Empire State Building is tall? Try this waterfall on for size.
The 3,000 foot tall Angel Falls, Venezuela (photo by Angel Eco Tours)
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What Deep in the tropical highlands of Venezuela, a tributary of the Rio Caroni pours over a cliff two and a half times as high as the Empire State Building to form Salto ángel, or Angel Falls, the world's tallest cascade at 3,000 feet.Where Canaima National Park, Venezuela. Take a seven-day tour through toucan-packed jungle, million-year-old rock stacks called tepuis, and canyons teeming with smaller cascades to Devil's Canyon, where you'll hop in a wooden canoe and paddle the Kerep River to the base of Angel Falls. angel-ecotours.com
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Did you see the movie "UP"? This was the place of wonder they travelled to. I have to agree that this place looks magical. However, the falls in Yosemite are nearly as tall even though it plummets over three tiers.
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