WORLD OF WATERFALLS

Locked away in a rain-forested canyon to the northwest of the Gran Sabana, Angel Falls is the world’s tallest waterfall: twice the height of the Empire State Building, three times higher than the Eiffel Tower and four times Canary Wharf. The waters drop almost one kilometre, tumbling and billowing out of the sky before they meet the forest floor.Angel Falls is so isolated that despite a first report in 1910 it was not finally known to the outside world until 1935 when it was seen by bush pilot Jimmy Angel, the far from celestial being after whom the falls are named. Angel only confirmed the falls’ location in 1937 when he crash-landed nearby on a search for gold.