How many people have seen the movie Up? In the movie the old man flies his balloon house to Paradise Falls with his new little boy scout friend. The man and boy find a talking dog and an elephant sized bird. Most people don’t know that the actual water fall which Paradise falls was based on is called Angel falls. Angel Falls is in Canaima Venezuela and sadly is not home to any talking dogs or ginormous peacock-like birds.
Angel Falls is named such because Jimmy Angel was a pilot who discovered this super tall water fall while flying through eastern Venezuela. I don’t know why the movie Up decided to change the name to “Paradise” falls, but the movie industries seem to do whatever they want nowadays.
In order to get to the base of angel falls one must sit in a small canoe for 4 really long hours while the driver steers through the winding river. If you happen to go during the rainy season you will find that there are dozens of smaller waterfalls that have temporarily formed from all the water that has accumulated at the top of the plateaus. After getting to the base of the falls there is about an hour long climb to the viewing point. Once at the main viewing point there is a clear view from bottom to top of the 3212 foot waterfall, and it’s super-gorgeous.
The cartoon movie does not show the full incredible-ness of Angel Falls. In order to see how amazing it is, they you should get on a plane, fly to Canaima Venezuela and hire one of the nice locals to steer you towards the base of the tallest waterfall in the world.
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