Carenero, Los Roques

Grenada to the Islands off Venezuela

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January 31st 2010
We had not done any extended passages for quite a long time so the thought of heading our for a couple of nights at sea brought some mixed emotions. We had really been enjoying the short island hops and now we had to get the boat ready for a bit more a serious sail work. We planned to sail to the A.B.C’s, being the islands of Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba, via the islands off the Venezuelan coast ... read more

South America » Venezuela » North-Eastern

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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