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Avila National Park Caracas
15 Reviews Once in Caracas, you must go to Mariperez, where Avila M?gica (cable car station) its located. Go Up must take around 15 minutes, Will enjoy the view from the city while the car its going up. Dont...
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Old Caracas (Centro) Caracas
19 Reviews CARACAS IS A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS PLACE TO VISIT. AFTER 8PM YOU CANT GO OUTSIDE UNLESS YOU WANNA BE DEATH. I FLOWN FROM CANADA TO VENEZUELA. AND LET ME TELL YOU. IN JUST ONE WEEK I WAS STOLEN...
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Museums Caracas
8 Reviews The Museum of Modern Art is one of the best of its kind in Latin America. It was inaugurated in 1973 and on 16 000 sq metres there are both permanent and temporary exhibitions. In the permanent...
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Urban Parks & Plazas Caracas
8 Reviews The entrance to the Botanical Garden is just next to the entrance to the University. On 70 hectare there are over 2200 species and all together 150 000 plants. There are a few greenhouses and there...
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El Hatillo Caracas
4 Reviews If you want to buy some authentic venezuelan craft, El Hatillo is the place to be. There are a lot of different stores, selling different things. There is one store that has it all. It's so big you...
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Teresa Carreno performing arts center Caracas
4 Reviews This is a cultural centre between Parque Central and the Natural Science Museum. The large, grey building has a retro-feel and is not particularly attractive. But if you have nothing planned for the...
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La Colonia Tovar Caracas
3 Reviews When in caracas , you can take a side trip to COLONIA TOVAR its a small german settlement just 40 minutes by car... You you feel the difference of the busy capital to a more quiet mountain...
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On the river in the Orinoco delta live the Warao Indians of Venezuela. Their way of life is very primitive. Their mode of travel is the dugout canoe. The homes have no walls, only a floor and roof. No furniture, no running water. It is just real interesting to visit them.
The 'tepuys' of La Gran Sabana are stupendously awesome. They are formed millions and millions of years ago. In fact, this area is probably the same sort of land (not much eroded, not much created) from the Pangaea days when South America was connected to Africa like a jigsaw puzzle.This is the mystical area that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle got inspired and wrote 'The Lost World'.The 'tepuys' are amazing geological and biological wonders. As they are table mountains with very steep vertical edges, many are unexplored yet.Roraimi is the highest and it is possible to organise treks here from Santa Elena. Make sure you attempt this only if you are very fit.I read that the surface area of Auyntepui or 'Devil's Mountain' is like 700 sq km in area... that's larger in size than my country Singapore.Because of their extreme age and isolation, the 'tepuys' host a huge number of endemic species of...
Birds, warm turquoise water, idyllic islands, star-fishes, cliffs, white sandy beaches, corals... Parque Nacional Morrocoy is one of the most spectacular littoral environments on Venezuela's coast.I was there in August and although Venezuela is in SOUTH America, it is actually in the NORTHERN hemisphere and August is summer which is the peak tourist season. So, I got to visit the park with scores and scores and scores of Venezuelan tourists. There might be some concern to the environment because of the popularity. I could see that the fragile corals are already suffering. Many were completely white, i.e. dead.Venezuelan families or those in a group can organise boat services with the boat-drivers. They usually arrange with the boat drivers to take them to an island, spend the whole day there, and then, get the boat drivers to come pick them up in the evening.For those travelling alone or...
'La Gran Sabana' means 'The Great Savannah'.Indeed here, the savannah is G-R-E-A-T. There is something magical about this region, I cannot quite explain it. As the car drove through the rolling hills, I felt my spirits rising and I was often choked with tears. There are many hidden waterfalls and rivers. One of the most noteworthy is Quebrada de Jaspe which is one HUGE flat piece of jasper rock where a gentle-sloped waterfall flows through. If you know about crystals and minerals, you would know that they give out a form of energy. So, being here on such a massive piece of jasper rock, I truly felt this is a centre of energy.Other waterfalls where you can take a dip in is Quebrada de Pacheco which has a series of very beautiful waterfalls. It seems that sitting under different parts of the waterfalls, we get different temperature.Salto Kama is a huge waterfall for viewing behind the...
Santa Elena is a little town surrounded by one of the most amazing natural landscapes in the world. There are many rivers and waterfalls around this region and rainfall is abundant, leading to wonderfully swollen rivers for rafting.Of course, river rafting is dangerous. You should seek a good travel agency. If possible, make sure they check their equipment before leaving. Would you believe that we were stuck for quite a while at the beginning of the rafting trip because one of our rafts had sprung a leak?? Duh.I think they usually raft along Rio Yurani but it was too dangerous to be rafted that day as it had rained A LOT the night before. We rafted in Rio Soruape and gosh, it was truly one of the most DANGEROUS and EXHILIRATING rafting trip I had ever done. 4 out of 6 in my raft fell into the water during the rapids!! Including me!! The idea is that if you fall in during the rapids, you...
There are highland tours like what they call 'PARAMOS TOUR' organised by various travel agencies.After signing up with one the day before, I had expected to be put on a tour van. However, as expected of the level of disorganisation here, the lady from the tour agency hooked me up with 2 Venezuelan guys she h-a-p-p-e-n-e-d to run into, and she negotiated with a guy who drove a very beat-up and ancient Ford to take us on this excursion. What the... Oh well, as long as the Ford lasts through the day and does not fall apart on us…The tour involves stopping by a few towns, a monument, etc… then, you slowly climb up a mountain through a series of zig-zagged roads all the way to Pico El Aguila, at 4118m. Our driver parked his car along the road somewhere as it was too crowded to reach the top. We walked the rest of the way to Pico El Aguila. Here is one of the peaks that Simon Bolivar, the...
Los Nevados is a tiny one-street town hidden in the Andes mountains. The pretty white church is built nearly jutting out of the mountain (or so it looks). A stunning locale indeed. And all around, Los Nevados offers such amazing views. This unassuming humble town is thoroughly thoroughly enchanting. Magic!!To get there, there are 2 options. Option 1) You take the cable-car to Lomo Redondo (last but one station) and hike downhill for 5-6 hours to Los Nevados and plonk yourself in one of the posadas there. The next day, you arrange for a jeep to take you back to Merida.a) I did not try this, but I wonder if you would really know the way. There might be an obvious trail to Los Nevados but as there are farms spread out, people are always making trails to get around. Oh well, one could always ask.b) I fear that shooting up to Lomo Redondo (4045m) from Merida by cable-car might be a shock to...
The cable-car ride has always been the selling point of Merida. But indeed, it is an experience to behold.Firstly, Merida is located at 1,630m and generally, this region is more or less the start of the Andes mountain range in the northern end that stretches all the way to the southern end of South America. The city is surrounded by numerous wondrous and stunning peaks, the highest peak in Venezuela, naturally named Pico Bolivar (named after who else?) can also be seen from here. So, it is already a very attractive mountain town for a visit.Secondly, where else can you ascend to 4,765m almost effortlessly? The cable-car ride is broken up into 4 stations. After Merida, it is La Montaña at 2,436m, where you can stop for a breather and then, you arrive at La Aguada. At 3452m, nearly 1000m in difference between these 2 stations, the ascent (or descent) is exhilarating, to say the least. Ears...
The Jardin Botanico (Botanic Garden) of Caracas is not a must-see and I do not particularly recommend it.I was seeking a reprieve from the pollution, some peace and quiet, and hence, endeavoured to make my way there.As it turned out, the longish garden is parallel to the highway Autopista Francisco Fajardo. So, sitting at the benches there, there is NO reprieve from the pollution and NO peace and quiet.Many of the greenhouses are also closed or very run-down with no displays.There are some unique palm trees, like the world's largest palm tree (Corypha Sp) that are somewhat interesting.But what I enjoyed more was actually the walk through the campus ground of Universidad Central de Venezuela (Central University of Venezuela) while trying to locate the entrance to the Botanic Garden. The campus ground is spacious and rather pleasant. It was kinda fun to observe the students' notice boards...
Well, this is not a pretty or pleasant neighbourhood but as it is so central, there is no avoiding it.The Boulevard de Sabana Grande (or Avenida Abraham Lincoln) is mostly pedestrian and there are scores and scores of street stalls selling everything imaginable - clothes, watches, toys, etc... Yes, every crappy tacky things imaginable.Although nothing happened to me, someone told me someone had their earrings ripped off from their ears (or something to that effect). Anyway, as with all crowded and dodgy spots around South American cities, take triple precautions.There are many cheap eats around here as well.
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Q: hi, i am planning to leave columbia by bus and head for cucuta???? then hopefully catch a bus over to canaima, is this...
A: I don't think it is not possible to get to Canaima by land. probably by river/land, you should check by some local agency. don't forget to have repellent with you,...
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