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the land of beauty queens and really, really cheap petrol

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February 7th 2008
We landed late in Caracas airport so chose to stay somewhere nearby. The following day we braved the metro in Caracas to get to the bus station. It was spotless. One of the cleanest and most modern I´ve been on. We took the bus to Maracay and later moved onto Puerto Colombia which, according to some, has the nicest beach in Venezuela. Yvonne was still suffering from a throat infection so we staye ... 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