While the world knows it as Angel Falls—named after the American aviator Jimmie Angel who "discovered" it to the international community in 1933—the waterfall has an official indigenous name. In the local Pemón language, it is called Kerepakupai Merú, which translates to "waterfall of the deepest place" or "fall from the deepest point." In 2009, the former President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, famously announced that the falls should only be referred to by its indigenous name to reclaim the landmark's national and ancestral heritage, though "Angel Falls" remains the dominant name in international tourism and geography books. Another Pemón name sometimes used in the region is Parekupa Vena, which means "water from the highest point." For your city and geography projects, it is a significant cultural data point to highlight that the falls drop from the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park. Using the name Kerepakupai Merú is a sign of respect for the Pemón people, who have lived in the Shadow of the "Smoke that Thunders" for centuries before Western explorers arrived.