Venezuela National Park International

Venezuela

 
Description: Venezuela, known since 1999 as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a petroleum-rich country on the northern coast ... more
Venezuela ... of South America. Beginning in the 1970s, the oil wealth's penetration throughout society grew increasingly limited. The current president is Hugo Chavez Frias, elected in 1998 and has since then governed the state. The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, It borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, and the Leeward Antilles lie just north, off the Venezuelan coast. Falling within the tropics, Venezuela sits close to the Equator, in the Northern Hemisphere.

Newest Review: ... you are heading to one of the Caribbean resorts and then in my opinion you are not visiting Venezuela just a beach. Getting About Venezuela is a vast country however it is also relatively easy to travel around as it has an extensive and very good coach industry with a decent amount of competition keeping prices down. There are no trains and flight are not cheap. Some places such as Canaima, ... more

 ... the gateway to Angel Falls, is only accessible by air and for that you have no option but for travel between cities the coaches are excellent. Firstly they are safe to use at night so you can save on accommodation if on a budget, they are so well air c...more

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freediveheaven
Crowned Review Venezuela: My Latin Lover (1758 words)
by - written on 25/08/09 (Very useful, 119 readings)
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I was rather fortunate this summer that my work took me to Venezuela for the entire month of July and therefore I got to experience so much that this wonderful and fascinating country has to offer. It is an excellent country to travel around in especially if you are on a budget and its location means that you can experience a wide variety of climates, from the jungles of the Amazon, the cloud forests in the north, chilled out Merida at the foot of the Andes before heading off to climb a mountain and then on to the beaches in the north to chill out and enjoy the sea and sand. I was fortunate to do all of these things and so much more with the highlight being the work we ...  Read the complete review

travelnotes
Premium Review Discovering Venezuela (1791 words)
by - written on 22/08/00 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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From the Caribbean coast, the bulk of the continent rises instantly and green like the bulging muscles bursting through a comic hero's shirt. To the Spaniards, everything would have seemed wild and yet to be controlled. Water crashed from the world's highest cataract like a fury in hell rather than Angels falling. Even today, much of the interior is still to be settled. Angel Falls: The highest uninterrupted cataract in the world is on the Rio Churún in the rain-forest of the Guiana Highlands. American aviator, James C. Angel, discovered the falls in 1935. Amerigo Vespucci sailed as a privileged passenger on a number of the early ...  Read the complete review

 

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