Gold Mining

One of many gold/iron/diamond mines that scar the landscape, locals told us later that the miners took little care of the environment and little re-landscaping was carried out.

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Angel Falls

September 22nd 2005
2So we set off Cuidad Boliviar via Valencia for our Angel Falls and Roriama trips, the 10 hour bus ride to valencia was quite a rough one due to poor quality and windy roads so after a quick read of our bible (Footprint guide to Venezeula) we decided that we would catch the 2.30 bus instead of jumping straight on to another bus for a further 10 hours and visit the Plaza Bolivar ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Guayana » Canaima National Park

Venezuela was one of 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 ... ... read more

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