House at El Morro

El Morro, Aricagua & Campo Elias

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October 11th 2005
El Morro The journey to El Morro is one I won´t forget but for the wrong reasons. We took the hot winding path down to the river. It was a route that not many people do because the path is pretty inaccessible. A rockfall obscures the path at one point and you need to wedge your feet into the stones in order to stop yourself sliding down the cliff face. We took our bags off, chucking ... read more

South America » Venezuela

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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