Christmas and New Year in Venezuela Photo 12

Christmas and New Year in Venezuela

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January 27th 2009
After Cuzco I headed aver to Lima, had been invited to join some friends on the coast and learn to Surf. A couple of days later we arrived in a small village of Cerro Azul, where not much happens apart from fishing and surfing. We checked into our hotel and got straight out to the beach. Unfortunately after about 30 minutes my teacher Hector dislocated his shoulder pushing my board. Spent a ho ... read more

South America » Venezuela » North-Eastern » Cumaná

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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