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Unit 1 Canaima Eco-tours with Angels and Devils 1 I threw my bags into back , went around to the passenger side , and slid into the front seat . 我把我的包放到后面，然后绕到乘客区，悄悄座到前排坐位。 Moments later the wheels started turning and our journey to Canaima National Park began . 很快飞机启动了，我们的Canaima 国家公园的旅行开始了。 We climbed to a cruising altitude of around 5,000 feet. 我们的飞机爬上了约5000英尺的巡航高度。 At this height , the jungle looked like a gigantic green carpet , except for the red rivers snaking through it . 在这个高度，丛林就像一块巨大的绿色地毯，唯有几条红色的河流象蛇一样在丛林中穿行。 Our pilot followed the path of the Churun River , and as it approached the edge of the mesa , then plane took a dramatic dive along the trajectory of the mighty Angel Falls --- the longest waterfall in the world --- as it plummeted down into Devil’s Canyon. 我们的飞机沿着Churun河飞行，飞越了平顶山的边缘，然后沿着世界上最长的瀑布――天使瀑布的轨迹俯冲下去，象坠入魔鬼大峡谷一样。 2 A half hour later , we landed on a dirt strip alongside six mud huts that constitute the Pemon Indian village of Uruyen. 半个小时后，我们降落在一个由六座泥土小房子组成的叫做Pemon的印第安村庄旁边的泥土跑道上。 As the trip continued , I became increasingly amazed at the lack of tourists . 随着旅行的继续，我开始越来越惊讶于游客的稀少。 Nowhere was it more surprising than in Devil’s Canyon , the principal vantage point at the base of the 3,200- foot ( about 975 meters ) Angel Falls . 世上没有任何比魔鬼峡谷更令人惊讶的地方了，它的主体位于3200英尺（大约975米）高的天使瀑布脚下。 It was one of the most awe-inspiring sights I have ever beheld , but almost equally incredulous was the fact that we only ones there ! 这是我曾经看见的及其令人惊讶的景色，但是，同样不可思议的是事实上只有我们一帮人在那里！ 3 How could this be ? 怎么可能这样？ After all , you can barely move for crowds even on overcast days at Niagara . 毕竟，在尼亚加拉河的阴天，人们是几乎不能走动的。 Canaima’s remoteness is one reason ; there is no road access so you must charter a flight from Puerto Ordaz , a one-hour journey from the Venezuelan capital of Caracas . Canaima的遥远是一个原因，那里没有道路直达，所以你必须从离委内瑞拉首都加拉加斯一个小时路程的Puerto Ordaz包机抵达。 Flights are limited and the trip is expensive. 航班是有限的而且行程是昂贵的。 Another major factor is that until recently , Venezue