In which country are the Angel Falls, or Kerepakupai Ven?
Angel Falls camp, the starting point for river trips to the base of the falls. River trips generally take place from June to December, when the rivers are deep enough for use by the Pemon guides. During the dry season (December to March), there is less water seen than in the other months. Angel Falls Angel Falls (; Pemon language: "Kerepakupai Meru" meaning "waterfall of the deepest place", or "Parakupá Vená", meaning "the fall from the highest point") is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres (3,211 feet) and a plunge of
Angel Falls from his surname. In 2009, President Hugo Chávez announced his intention to change the name to the purported original indigenous Pemon term (""Kerepakupai Vená"", meaning "waterfall of the deepest place"), on the grounds that the nation's most famous landmark should bear an indigenous name. Explaining the name change, Chávez was reported to have said, "This is ours, long before Angel ever arrived there ... this is indigenous property." However, he later said that he would not decree the change of name, but only was defending the use of Kerepakupai Vená. Sir Walter Raleigh in his expedition to find the fabled