| |  | | | Venezuela | Latitude: 10.5 N Longitude: -66.91667 W Capital: Caracas | | | | | | | | Travel in Venezuela A total of 8 members have visited 9 locations in Venezuela. Together they have written 11 travel stories and uploaded 56 pictures from Venezuela. Last visit in Venezuela was made 2007-06-16 by chaveiro who was in San Sebastian. Have you been to Venezuela? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Venezuela
Venezuela was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Current concerns include: drug-related conflicts along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Venezuela  | Trip to the Beach | | Alice got mad at me today on the drive from Caracas to Morrocoy. I had no idea the trip would take 5 hours and since we didn't bring drinks or snacks, I was asking her if we could stop... Well, she w... |
| | | |  | Cayo Sal | | I have to be honest when I say that I never have had really bad weather on any of my trips, and there were just a few showers during my whole trip to Venezuela. I thought my luck might be running out... |
| | | |  | Cayo Muerto | | Wow! I think it's one of the closest things to your own private island. $7-$28US gets you there and back depending on how remote you want to be.
We started the day with the typical Venezuelan m... |
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