FAMOUS NEWS: ANGEL FALLS IS CONSIDERED A MONUMENTAL LANDSCAPE

Angel falls, located in Venezuela, It was known by the indigenous people of the region. Contemporaneously, the discovery is awarded to the captain of the Venezuelan Navy born in Spain, Felix Cardona Puig, who in 1927, along with Juan María Mundó Freixas, also a Spanish explorer, were the first Europeans to see the jump.5 6 Articles and maps of Cardona attracted the curiosity and adventure spirit of American aviator Jimmie Angel, who contacted Cardona for several visits to the jump in 1937. On May 21, 1937, Cardona accompanied Jimmie Angel to fly over the jump . In September of that same year Jimmie Angel insists on landing at the top of the Auyantepuy, a purpose that he accomplishes abruptly, embedding the plane on the ground, so Cardona had to rescue the crew.5 The news of the accident, which fortunately he did not leave victims, they motivated that the great jump was baptized as Angel Falls, and thus it is known him since then.