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Background: 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 promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Current concerns include: an embattled president, a divided military, drug-related conflicts along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples.

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By sandyoddc
October 21st 2005

Rider´s dream

South America » Venezuela

ride to Chorino/puerto Columbia

Even after a month in Venezuela I can´t say I know the place. First most of my time was spend waiting for the motorbikes and then their tyres. Secondly, the country is so vast and diverse that it deserves a full month going from snow areas to beaches to Savana. Quite an undiscovered destination with so many options! The bikes were finally released after main efforts from the guys, the export dude and his lawyer (long story which I didn’t get involved in in case I felt like strangling a custom officer). Then there was the tyres… another long story which [View Full Entry]

By KB
October 15th 2005

The last continient.....for me to visit....

South America » Venezuela

Hi there again, this time from South America where I am travelling with a friend from my home town in New Zealand. Diana and I met on the plane in Madrid Saturday week ago and flew into Caracus where we were met by fellow travellers who belong to the Hospitality club and stayed with them for three days in their appartment. Caracus is every bit as busy and noisy as the reports and we were pleased to get a bus into the Andes and visit Merida which is at 1600metres and much cooler than Caracus. Spent 2 nights there , then [View Full Entry]

By unpaidbill
October 12th 2005

Stuck for a title

South America » Venezuela » Andean » Mérida

The road ahead
into the mist

Back to having a personality, a meaning for life, an identity...(and a bit scary) getting back in the saddle after such a long break but feeling whole again!. And please indulge the odd typo as this keyboard has most of the letters scratched off the keys!! so its a bit off guesswork on the hunt and peck.... And the tyres are here, somewhere, stuck in customs, stuck in the warehouse...who knows but they're stuck...so we headed off to the beach at Puerto Colombia...first the traffic of Caracas to contend with, always congested but we manage to slip the lanes even with [View Full Entry]

By Grifter
October 11th 2005

El Morro, Aricagua & Campo Elias

South America » Venezuela

By the river
On the walk to El Morro (before the boot incident)

El Morro The journey to El Morro is one I won´t forget but for the wrong reasons. We took the hot winding path down to the river. It was a route that not many people do because the path is pretty inaccessible. A rockfall obscures the path at one point and you need to wedge your feet into the stones in order to stop yourself sliding down the cliff face. We took our bags off, chucking them over the hurdle, and clung sideways to the rock pile, not looking down. Sal went first. Once at the river, we worked out the [View Full Entry]

By Grifter
October 11th 2005

Acequias & San Pedro

South America » Venezuela

Acequias
Plaza Bolivar

Acequias You enter Acequias by passing the cemetary getting a birds-eye view of the its layout. After checking into the posada, which once again was opened especially for us, we went straight to the Bodega/bar to get some refreshments and talk to the locals. This was a very friendly place. The local policeman, who reminded me of Clive, was a regular feature in his woolly gloves and friendly smile. There always seemed to be a few people, mainly older men, hanging out on the streets, ready for a chat. The views were incredible. You really felt healthy surrounded by huge mountains, [View Full Entry]

By Grifter
October 10th 2005

Pueblos del Sur

South America » Venezuela

Posada in San Jose

La Mesa de los Indios The name of the town refers to its position on a table-top overlooking an expansive valley. We had read that it was a totally authentic town with many charming colonial houses. Its Plaza Bolivar was a sight to behold, filled with palm trees and colourful flowers. NOT HOW WE FOUND IT Yes, it was at the top of the valley, but the views were no better than Merida. The authenticity of the town I think just refered to the fact that no one was around and those who were, just sat doing nothing. Plaza Bolivar had [View Full Entry]

By Salvador
October 10th 2005

Pueblos del Sur

South America » Venezuela » Andean » Mérida

01. Mapa dos Pueblos del Sur

Pueblos del Sur Saíndo de Mérida em direcção a sul, pela Pan-Americana, a cerca de 40 Km saímos para uma estrada secundária onde uma grande estrutura, tipo arco, em ferro sinaliza a entrada da estrada que dá acesso aos Pueblos del Sur. Cerca de 25 aldeias espalhadas pela cordilheira andina, isoladas do tempo, de tudo e de todos. Partimos à descoberta de uma Venezuela que vive nos Andes e que mantém uma cultura muita própria, forte e acolhedora. O isolamento de algumas destas aldeias, por vezes a 7hrs de carro desde qualquer outro lugar habitado, confere-lhes uma identidade muit [View Full Entry]

02. Porta de entrada para os Pueblos del Sur

By unpaidbill
October 6th 2005

Two Wheels Good...

South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas

Ahh, faithful blogees, at last I can start reporting on things bike again!!......but no photos to record the more intense moments...and it was intense!...after a few false starts and an aborted visit to the warehouse in the port town....about an hours drive from Caracas...on Tuesday...we got off to a bad start yesterday (Wednesday for us)....our driver arrived at 8am to take us back down to the port place....Guaia(?) .....after about 20 kms the freight guy texts us to say he's in traffic, on his way to Caracas...whaaa?..so we have to return to town.....so we meet with our freight guy, his lawy [View Full Entry]

By Palo Miso a Sona
October 3rd 2005

Isla Margarita

South America » Venezuela

Hlavni ulice na ostrove

Ahoj vsichni Po prijezdu na ostrov Isla Margarita jsme si vzali taxik na presun na pruvodcem doporucovanou plaz. Byla na druhe strane ostrova, cesta trvala asi hodinu. Cestou na misto jsme si zajistili letenky z ostrova do Caracasu. Za tmy jsme dorazili na plaz, kde jsme si "opet podle pruvodce" sehnali asi nejlepsi ubytovani z naseho putovani po Jizni Americe, kousek od plaze. Teploty v noci byly vysoke, na pokoji jela nepretrzite klimatizace..))) Dalsi den jsme stravili tak, jak se travi dovolena na Karibskych ostrovech. Na plazi, v restauraci a v obchode. Voda mela prijemnou teplotu [View Full Entry]

By crooked finger
October 2nd 2005

Short trip to Venezuela & Colombia

South America » Venezuela » Andean » Mérida

Santa Barbera
Local accommodation en route to Encontrados

Photo Gallery Here are a selection of photos from my brief but amazing visit to Venezuela and Colombia. You can see some of my pictures here and Jo has written an article about the trip at this link: Link to Jo's Page. For those of you fluent in Spanish, you can also read about some of our travels at Sal's pages - Link to Sal's Page [View Full Entry]

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