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Day 102 - With the Rainy Season Comes... Rain

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July 2nd 2010
We awoke to a mixture of sun and cloud, but by the time we returned from the bakery (with our dry bread for breakfast and lunch, an attempt to reign in the spending after an expensive time in Caracas!) and had wandered up the 50m stretch of beach, it was fully overcast. Despite this it was still warm enough to lie on the beach in a bikini (speaking only for myself of course) and we did so until th ... 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