Hiking and diving in Venezuela, with some more relaxing on amazing beaches
April 27th 2007 We arrived in Venezuela on Sat 31 March in Santa Elena de Uairen, just over the border from Brazil. We arrived in much the same way as we would travel around the rest of the country, on a FREEZING bus. Night buses in the rest of South America are pretty cold from the air conditioning, but Venezuela is something special. Kerry was freezing despite wearing 2 t-shirts, 2 fleeces, a rain coat and a s
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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 
