Seafood Platter

Day 100 - A Challenging Day

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June 30th 2010
We set our alarm early and headed out to get more money before check out. We had brought more dollars than we otherwise would have after advice from American Dan on the Cotopaxi climb who suggested ATMs were difficult. Difficult!? More like impossible! We went to ATMs at 3 different banks, putting our cards in, some letting us put in our PIN codes and select amounts, others not working at all, but ... read more

South America » Venezuela » North-Eastern » Puerto la Cruz

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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