Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz was a Venezuelan citizen who in 1910 discovered the Angel Falls in Venezuela. He spent the rest of his life in South America. Angel Falls or Salto Ángel is the worlds highest free-leaping waterfall at 979 m (3,212 ft) with an uninterrupted drop of 807 m (2,648 ft). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...