Sunset from Our Room

Day 101 - In Search of Money... for 9 Hours

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July 1st 2010
Unfortunately, Santa Fe has no cash points, no banks and no change houses. So this morning we decided to catch a mini bus to the nearest town with a bank - Puerto la Cruz 45 minutes away. Using some of our last Bolivares to get there, the morning consisted of trying 3 cards in 5 different banks, 10 different cash points, with no success. One of the machines told us to see their representative, who ... 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