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Venezuela is epic in proportion: it boasts South America's largest lake and third-longest river, the highest waterfall in the world, the longest of all snakes, and some of the most spectacular landscapes you'll ever see.
There are the snowcapped peaks of the Andes in the west; steamy Amazonian jungles in the south; the hauntingly beautiful Gran Sabana plateau, with its strange flat-topped mountains, in the east; and miles of white-sand beaches fringed with coconut palms on the Caribbean coast.
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Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By puertaisa | Photo Gallery
My name is
Isabel Puerta, I am 25 years old and I am from Caracas, Venezuela. I am an
architect and I’ve been attracted to art since my early years. I consider
myself as a complex person that tries to find balance between opposites, and
specially ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011
Fri, 4 Nov 2011 | By keithnyberg | Photo Gallery
I love to travel and document the world I see. It’s my passion. I enjoy showing people what more is out there, as I discover it myself. I hope that my photos educate and inspire people, and that the more they know and appreciate the world, the more of ...
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Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By safetyhub | Views [343]
For hundreds of years Venezuela
has travelled a rocky political road. Bloody coups, civil wars, violent
demonstrations and paralyzing strikes all feature in its history – even up to
the present day.
This is after all a
country with significant ... Read more >
Tags: political, south america, travel-crime, travel-tips, venezuela
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By safetyhub | Views [615]
Venezuela is not
a place you’d go to for your first overseas holiday. It’s not a place you go to
for beach time and pina coladas. It’s a place you go for an adventure.
Violent crime is rife in
both the capital Caracas and the interior, and ... Read more >
Tags: crime, south america, travel-crime, travel-safety-tips, venezuela
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By safetyhub | Views [423]
Venezuela is home to
just about every scary disease on the planet.
You may encounter
rabies-infected bats, yellow fever, cholera, malaria, Chagas disease, water
borne parasites, typhoid, dengue fever and all of the hepatitis family. ... Read more >
Tags: health, south america, travel-health, venezuela, water
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By safetyhub | Views [490]
If the criminals
kidnappers and drug gangs don’t scare you, if you brush-off the prospect of
hurricanes, landslides and earthquakes, if you have a cross-country chicken bus
ride for breakfast, then Venezuela’s the place for you! Just don’t break ... Read more >
Tags: laws, south america, travel-legal, travel-tips, venezuela
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By safetyhub | Views [694]
Whether you’re getting around Venezuela on planes, trains or automobiles
you’ll have to watch yourself! All present significant dangers.
While an inexpensive bus
service is available to most destinations throughout the country, the high
incidence ... Read more >
Tags: south america, transport, travel-safety, travel-transport, venezuela
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By safetyhub | Views [370]
Mother nature unleashes
her full arsenal on this nation. Devastating earthquakes, floods, hurricanes,
mudslides, and cyclones are a fact of life for Venezuelans. If you’re intending
to visit you’d better be prepared, and to help here are a few ... Read more >
Tags: south america, travel-safety-tips, venezuela, weather
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By safetyhub | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 | By genesisc_23 | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 | By genesisc_23 | Views [84]
One of the best experiences in my life happened when I went on a trip to this amazing place called 'La Sierra de Perija', a national park in Venezuela, that forms the northern part of “La cordillera de los Andes” mountain range in South America. ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 | By jelizako | Views [123]
In 1998, I made an unplanned trip to Venezuela. I was meant to go to Antigua, but my cheap tickets fell through last-minute, which launched a full 36 hours in the Newark airport bickering with various agencies. Desperation and disgust lead to a ticket ... Read more >
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Mon, 15 Nov 2010 | By matt_tani | Photo Gallery
Having only been given 30 days tourist visa on entry to Colombia, we border hopped into Venezuela to chicken dinner for 15 minutes or so before returning back to Colombia. We were lucky enough to have our new tourist visa stamped for 90 days.
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Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By edualarcon | Photo Gallery
About the photos:
An ordinary life. Away from the red and yellow lights glowing in the traffic. Without big fancy phones. Never getting late, no need to. This is "La Sabana", a little beach town, a few miles from the city of La Guaira, in ...
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By leomartinez | Photo Gallery
When seeing a special photo, some people are able to experience a spark of consciousness that let them reflect a little bit on some life's aspects. This spark is not anything but a strong intuitive sense of empathy and interconnection that let us understand ...
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