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Venezuela

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March 30th 2010
Our journey from New Zealand to Venezuela is all one big blur to us now. It took us a whopping eighty hours to complete the trip. We boarded four planes, (via Australia and Canada) and endured a fifteen hour bus ride; that, combined with a lot of hanging around airports and bus stations, left us exhausted and almost delirious by the time we arrived at our guesthouse. Caracas greeted us with a sl ... read more

South America » Venezuela

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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