Playa El Caribe

Venezuela and home

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April 12th 2007
5 April, Thursday... Well I was in Lima airport with a mere 13 hours to kill before my next flight. Not wanting to leave the airport to avoid paying another $35 departure tax I opted to remain in transit. Not much else to do but sleep. Then I woke up and had very little to do. Some free samples of chocolates and a bit of aftershave to freshen up I went for another lie down. Airports are no ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Insular » Isla Margarita

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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