tim

chilled out in isla margharita

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December 24th 2005
by tim Buenos dias, como ustedes, Thats about the extent of our spanish which we´d discover was going to be a bit of a problem here. Isla Margharita is an island in the Caribbean sea off the coast of Venezuela. We had decided to come here to take it easy after what we knew would be a fairly hectic couple of weeks previously. We had booked a hostel (hotel Casa Maria) about a year in advance a ... 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