The Tobagan

July 16th 2008
Amazon 3.0 - Part 1: Puerto Ayacucho June 19-23, 2008 There has been one major change in my travel plans for this, my third Amazon trip: the addition of Harrison, my 23-year old nephew. The two-month trip is a retirement present for me and a graduation present for Harrison. Getting there is half the fun? Not when it involves an overzealous airline agent who tries to t ... read more

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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

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Kit Taylor

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Home is near Seattle, Washington, USA. Recently retired from professing economics. My main travel interest is Latin America, primarily Brazil and currently any part of the Amazon. Presently -- June 24-August 20 2008 -- I´m on my third Amazon trip, although this one started in Puerto Ayacucho and includes the Orinoco. Once I´d read Humboldt´s account of his trip through here in 1800 -- when many European geographers doubted there was really a river connecting the Orinoco and Amazon basis -- I had to see it for myself.... full info

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