Auyán-tepui
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Auyán-tepui, also spelled Ayan, is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela. It is the most visited and one of the largest tepuis in the Guiana Highlands, with a summit area of 666.9 km2 and an estimated s
Auyán-tepui seen at dusk from Campo Uruyen
Partly clouded view of Auyán-tepui and Angel Falls (centre) from Isla Raton camp, taken during the end of the dry season
Jimmie Angel
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James Crawford Angel was an American aviator after whom Angel Falls in Venezuela, the tallest waterfall in the world, is named.
Auyán-tepui
…drop nineteen times higher than that of Niagara Falls. Auyán-tepui achieved international fame in 1933 when Angel Falls was accidentally discovered by Jimmie Angel, a bush pilot searching for gold ore. Attempting to land on the heart-shaped mesa in 1937, Angel crashed his small Flamingo plane on top of Auyán-tepui…
Jimmy Angel
Jimmie Angel's aircraft, El Rio Caroní, exhibited in front of Ciudad Bolívar airport
Jimmie Angel's aircraft, El Rio Caroní, exhibited in front of Ciudad Bolívar airport (front view)