The drive from Maracay is magnificent, up a windy narrow mountain road then down the other side. So very pretty and a great view. There was a fair amount of traffic. The bus drivers are mad, barely slowing down to squeeze past the truck, and shouting a lot, persumably telling us to hurry up because we had plenty of room. Well ... maybe as much as an inch. Lots of cars had to reverse to let us past. And we had to reverse 2 or 3 times to get around some corners. Lots of fun! We stayed at Posada Alamania and, not surprisingly, there was a big german guy running the place. We got a little room with a fan, basic but OK. Breakfast was fantastic with brown bread, lovely fresh juice and excellent coffee.
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