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CHORONI - Cepe Beach
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  • ezaguryk
  • Updated By ezaguryk on December 7, 2004
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  • Cepe beach - Venezuela
    Cepe beach
    by ezaguryk
    One of the most recommended beach of Choroni. Have 1 km in length of sand, crystal waters are a delight, the sand is very white and relax, in here you find restaurants and also you can rent parasols and chairs.

    At the end of the beach you will find that are some rocky formation on the sea.......that forms a small swimming pools were you can refresh your self

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    CHORONI - Uricao
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  • By ezaguryk on December 7, 2004
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  • Uricao - Venezuela
    Uricao
    by ezaguryk
    VIRGIN beach ……………WOW!!!!!!!!

    will be only you ........the mountain ...... the sea and the cristal water, is like being in PARADISE………

    It is no crowed, very romantic also..........

    You have to take you own umbrella, cheer, food and drinks there no any kind of service, what make it so virgin..........

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    Stop and enjoy
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  • Updated By ezaguryk on December 4, 2004
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  • Street - Venezuela
    Street
    by ezaguryk
    In the different highway’s, you will find small towns or just “Kiosk’s” (like small stores) where you can find the real typical Venezuelan staff...........

    Via Puerto la Cruz we have the street of Casabe (Typical Venezuelan food – Check my travelogue on typical food) is a street were the only that sell is it Casabe. Go spot to stop and taste!!!!!!!!!

    Also you find a lot of exotic flower sales, Panelas de San Joaquin (traditional sponge cake) you can see in the highway woman’s standing in a side selling it.

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    BEST CACAO - CHUAO BEACH
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  • Church CHUAO - Venezuela
    Church CHUAO
    by ezaguryk, 1 more photos
    CHUAO was one of the first towns founded on Venezuela in the middle of century XVI. Chuao is one of the most exciting experiences, is a mixture of beach, Forest, cacao and drum all these conforms the enchantment of a magic earth that smells of chocolate.

    The Cacao of Chuao has been famous from the colony, being one of the most fines of the world and appreciated by great the international Chocolatiers, which uses it to prepare the most exquisites desert. In the way from the beach to the town, (1 hour walking) you can observe the harvest Cacao.

    To travel to Chuao implies a stroll in boat of approximately 20 minutes from Puerto Colombia, where a wonderful beach landscape can be observed and mounts

    CHUAO fue uno de los primeros poblados fundados en Venezuela a mediados del silo XVI. Chuao es una de las experiencias más emocionante, es una mezcla de playa, Bosque, cacao y tambor que conforman el encanto de una tierra mágica que huele a chocolate

    El Cacao de Chuao ha sido famoso desde la colonia, siendo uno de los más finos del mundo y más apreciados por los grandes Chocolatiers internacionales, los cuales lo utilizan para preparar los postres más exquisitos. En el camino de la playa al pueblo, se puede observar la cosecha de este preciado fruto.

    Viajar a Chuao implica un paseo en lancha de aproximadamente 20 minutos (según la lancha), donde se puede observar un estupendo paisaje de playas y montañas.

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    Colonia Tovar
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  • Updated By luiggi on September 10, 2003
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  • Venezuela Off the Beaten Path
    by luiggi
    La Colonia Tovar is approximately 60km from Caracas, it remained practically isolated for more than a century until a road leading to it was paved in 1963. The restricted access and rigid social mores meant that the inhabitants remained exclusively tied to their own culture (marriage, for instance, was prohibited unless to another member of the colony). Only in the 1940s was the Spanish language introduced.
    The town is a replica of a Black Forest village, with traditional architecture, markets and restaurants selling typical foods and beverages like home brewed beer, sauerkraut, wiener schnitzel, and strudel. Many Caraqueños travel here on weekends to purchase the wonderful vegetables, fruits, and flowers that are grown here.

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    Jaji
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  • Updated By luiggi on September 17, 2003
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  • Venezuela Off the Beaten Path
    by luiggi
    Situated approximately 70 Km. northwest of Merida, the curvy road to Jaji offers many wonderful panoramic vistas across creeks, lakes, and waterfalls. The most picturesque architectural aspects of Jaji can be found around the town center, where restored whitewashed buildings form a dazzling backdrop for fountains and flowers.

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    MOCHIMA - Playa Blanca
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  • By ezaguryk on January 19, 2006
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  • Playa Blanca - Venezuela
    Playa Blanca
    by ezaguryk
    One of popular and near beaches is WHITE BEACH (PLAYA BLANCA) and one of the prettiest, the color of the area is white what it gives his name.

    Here you would found all the services, awnings, restaurants, bath

    Una de las playas mas populares y cercanas es PLAYA BLANCA y una de las mas lindas, el color de la area es blanca lo que le da su nombre

    Aqui encontraras todos los servicios, toldos, restaurantes, banos

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    Merida - La Azulita
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  • By ezaguryk on May 30, 2006
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  • La Azulita - Venezuela
    La Azulita
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    La Azulita is the refuge for a lot of craftsmen from Merida, and of those who have decided to improve their health with art and silence. Craftsmen, goldsmiths, potters, and producers of jams and candies have been living since many years. It is located to 1,150 meters on the level of the sea and to 75 km of city of Merida.

    His name comes from the blue color that has their mountain

    It has a great variety of fauna and flora, which the Audubon Society considers to the La AZULITA like the second runner of birds of the world.

    Also have a series of touristy attractive like the cascade and Park the Palmita, whose waterfall he is spectacular. The Church of the Immaculate Conception second in importance dafter the cathedral, has one cupola and wonderful color windows

    La Azulita es el refugio de un buen número de artesanos merideños, y de quienes han decidido mejorar su salud a base de arte y silencio. Artesanos, orfebres, alfareros, y productores de mermeladas y dulces viven allí desde hace muchos años. Se localiza a 1.150 metros sobre el nivel del mar y a 75 Km de ciudad de Mérida.

    Su nombre al color azulado que poseen sus montañas.

    Tiene una gran variedad de fauna y flora, que la Sociedad Audubon considera a La Azulita como el segundo corredor de aves del mundo.

    Además, tiene una serie de atractivos turísticos como la cascada y parque turístico La Palmita, cuya caída de agua es un verdadero espectáculo. La Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción es la segunda en importancia después de la catedral, posee una hermosa cúpula y unos vitrales maravillosos

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    Gran Sabana
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  • Updated By AndreSTGT on May 30, 2004
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  • Gran Sabana - Venezuela
    Gran Sabana
    by AndreSTGT
    Gran Sabana is, as the name implies, a large savannah in the country's south-east.
    Santa Elena, a small backwater near the Brazilian border, in this beautiful region is the starting point of the Roraima trek (see general tips).
    Apart from Roraima there are many other attractions around Santa Elena, such as Quebrada de Jaspe (see pic) and Balneario Soruapé, a great swimming spot with natural pools.
    A one-day tour of these places is usually included in the price of the Roraima trek, but it can also be organised through agencies in Santa Elena.

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    Puerto Colombia and Choroní
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  • Updated By AndreSTGT on May 30, 2004
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  • Playa Grande, Puerto Colombia - Venezuela
    Playa Grande, Puerto Colombia
    by AndreSTGT
    Puerto Colombia on the coast of the beautiful Parque Nacional Henri Pittier was my first destination in Venezuela.
    Getting there by bus from Maracay is gorgeous and hair-raising. The narrow road goes straight through the wonderful and wild mountain scenery of the national park. It was a big surprise for me to find a real tourist resort (mostly Venezuelans) at the end of this road.
    From Puerto Colombia it's a ten minute walk to Playa Grande, a picture-perfect Caribbean beach, palm-fringed with white sand, where i pitched up my tent.
    A couple of kilometers inland from Puerto Colombia (45 min walk) is Choroní (pic, see travelogue), a beautiful and tranquil colonial village which is well worth a visit for its colorful houses and cobbled streets.

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