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Pete Does Football

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July 3rd 2007
We were back in the big, bad city of Caracas, where the Dragoman tour ended. But I enjoyed it so much, I decided to stow away on board for the next leg towards Brazil! So it was goodbye to the old passengers, and hello to the new ones. Sally, Suzie and Tony were also staying on board, as far as Rio. On our way out from Caracas, we saw the slums on the outskirts, which was quite a shock. Hundre ... 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