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August 19th 2008
Welcome to my last blog entry! Yes, thats right, my travels are almost at an end....I have only a few days left in South America before heading for home at last. But before I get too sentimental here´s the run down of my last month. My Canberra friend Andreana (aka Yarnie) arrived in Venezuela in late July and we spent 3 weeks in Venezuela. Stop Number 1 was Angel Falls, the highest waterfal ... 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