The journey to Angel Falls begins only metres from where the Carrao River plunges into the huge Hacha Falls, and takes about 4 hours to reach the base of the Ayantepui from which Angel Falls originates. The transportation is a mix of old and new – with Yamaha outboards attached to a dug-out tree trunk! Your behind will become very sore after this journey, but it is 100% worth it! In the dry season, this trip will take 8 hours, if at all possible by boat!
The scenery is flat savanna the first hour or so, and on one side there is sad evidence of the Pyro indians never-ending play with fire. Huge areas of forest is but a graveyard of charred forest remains, while other areas have “recovered” to a forest state, but with a very monotonous vegetation. The other side of the river, that has not been burned, is incredibly much more diverse and even the colors of green is more diverse – for those who bother to look.
The size of the mountains grew as we got deeper into the wilderness.
A scenery that started out with a table mountain here and there, changed into what seemed like an impenetrable fortress of sheer cliffs! A dead end?
At some point there seemed to be very lilttle Pyro indian intervention fire-wise, and also the rapids become more frequent as we entered the Churun River.
Last updated on 23 June 2015
