Me in Caracas

Touched Down Safely in Caracas

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August 2nd 2010
Hey Guys! Wow! I´m here, I made it to the South American continent - I can´t believe it, it just seems strange that looking out the window now I´m actually looking out on South American people, land, birds, trees.... Strange feeling, but maybe it´s just the jet-lag...! Here I am in Caracas, after a mammoth 20.5 hour door-to-door journey, which generally went well actually apart from an hour ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas » Altamira

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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