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Casa Pakea: The very best of Galipán
carolinaEspada Says: It a 100% basque food. Prepared by the world famous chef Juan Manuel Berecuartúa: "Pakea" ("Peace") and his family.But... BUT!!! In order to go there you need to have a 2 months previous reservation, which is ridiculous in a country in which you have no clue of what is going...
Bodega San Isidro: The roasted ham sandwich tradition!
carolinaEspada Says: It´s not a formal restaurant. It´s just a place where they sell the very best roasted ham sandwiches in Venezuela.It has been there for ever and ever. And it seems to be open all the time. Everybody goes, everybody asks for this place, everybody eats and comes back very...
2004 A FEE IN ORDER TO ENTER THE NATIONAL PARK
carolinaEspada Says: UPDATE:Now, when you enter the National Park, you must pay a 300 bolívares fee. How much is 300 bolívares? Nothing. Imagine:one U.S. dollar = 1950 bolívares (official exchange) and in "the black market" (where ever that is, because I have no clue) one single dollar can be...
carolinaEspada Says: 1. you can go from Caracas, up to top of the mountain, where the Humboldt Hotel is, in a "funicular" (cable car, very very pretty, like a string of pearls, 8 persons per cabin). Once you are there, you can walk down to Galipan. Or pay to one of the local "galipaneros" for a...
Is not a shop. Galipan is full of gardens.: Flower Power
carolinaEspada Says: You will not find a single shop in Galipan. Nothing. Just the gardens and flower plantations of the local people.Most of the flower shops in Caracas, the city near by, are brought from these hills on the mountain top. Fresh, really fresh, cutted in front of your eyes,...
carolinaEspada Says: Caracas is called "the city of the eternal spring" and your year's temperature always go from 70's to 80's degrees Farenheit. But up in the mountain, on the top of "El Avila", it is always way bellow 70... and in December, January and February, the temperature can go down to...
National Guards checking for booze!
carolinaEspada Says: SorryYou, as a visitor, are not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages into "El Avila" National Park. It doent matter if you are a foreigner or a venezuelan. It is forbidden.The national guards, right at the entrance of the park (on the foothill) will check your back pack or...
carolinaEspada Says: If you are planning to do heavy walking and hiking in Galipan and its surroundings, and at El Avila National Park, always stay in the road. Too often people get lost very easily. Stay on the road and everything will be ok.
Freezing cold in a tropical country?
carolinaEspada Says: Travel light. Always travel light. So here you are, in Venezuela, in a tropical country. But you are in the top of a mountain and, although you are overviewing the Caribbean sea, in Galipán is chilly and, at night, it gets really cold.Caracas, the city 20 minutes away, has...
Plan a San José de Galipán vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and San José de Galipán locals
Travel light. Always travel light. So here you are, in Venezuela, in a tropical country. But you are in the top of a mountain and, although you are overviewing...
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Big celebration at the top of the mountain
Have you ever felt the urge to run away from it all? (At least for a day? For a couple of hours?) In Venezuela we have that place about 20 minutes away from Caracas, the capital of the country. Some...
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