Hammock

Angel Falls update

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October 9th 2007
Well it has been a busy week or so, so there is a lot to catch up with. Angel Falls was fantastic, there aren´t enough words to express how great the trip was. It started off with a 4 hour bus journey then a 25 minute flight in a Cessna. There were 6 of us (5 tourists and the pilot). It was all OK until the pilot started reading the newspaper! He did manage to put it down though to land the pla ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Guayana » Canaima National Park

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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