The waterfall is one of the natural attractions that we can visit, friends.
In Indonesia, there are many beautiful waterfalls, especially in forest and mountainous regions.
Do you have a waterfall in the area where you live?
In other countries there are also many waterfalls, lo! One of the famous waterfalls is the highest waterfall.
u, who used to be known as Angel Falls
Bobo.id - Waterfall is one of the natural attractions that we can visit, friends.
In Indonesia, there are many beautiful waterfalls, especially in forest and mountainous regions.
Do you have a waterfall in the area where you live?
In other countries there are also many waterfalls, lo! One of the famous waterfalls is the highest waterfall.
The highest waterfall in the world is almost one kilometer high, lo! What is the name of this waterfall, huh?
The Highest Waterfall in the World
The highest waterfall in the world is located in the country of Venezuela, friends.
Venezuela is a country located in South America. Precisely near Brazil, Guyana and Colombia.
The highest waterfall in the world is known as Angel Falls.
In Spanish Angel Falls is called Salto Angel. While other names are Kerepakupai Meru, Parecupa Meru, and Salto Churun Meru.
In 2009, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that the Angel Falls waterfall should be called Kerepakupai Meru, after the original name given by residents.
The Kerepakupai Meru waterfall is located in the Guiana highlands, in the city of Bolivar. Precisely inside the Canaima National Park area.
Come on, guess, how tall is the Kerepakupai Meru waterfall?
The height of the Kerepakupai Meru waterfall reaches 979 meters, lo! Very high, right?
This is even higher than the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa which has a height of around 830 meters.
Then the width of the waterfall reaches 150 meters at the bottom.
A Beautiful Place But Shunned by Indigenous People
The peak of the Kerepakupai Meru waterfall is located in the Auyan-Tepui plateau.
In the native language of the local inhabitants, Auyan-Tepui means Mount Devil.
Before the 1950s, this waterfall was still unknown to many people, lo.
In fact, the Kaamarakotos Pomon tribe who live in villages around the Auyan-Tepui highlands away from this waterfall.
Because they believe that the Kerepakupai Meru waterfall is a place for evil spirits.
Oh yeah, apparently there is a story behind why Kerepakupai Meru was previously called Angel Falls, here!
In 1933, for the first time the Angel Falls waterfall was "visited" by people other than the locals.
He is an explorer from the United States.
This explorer is named James Angel. He accidentally found this waterfall while flying over it.
In 1937 he returned there with his wife and colleague. At that time the plane suffered damage to this waterfall region.
James and his entourage walked until they finally found a settlement.
His name is also known and the waterfall is called Angel Falls, like the name James.
The damaged James plane also remained there until the 1970s, friends.
No comments:
Post a Comment