Traffic Jam in Venezuela

In Venezuela gas is cheap so you see a lot of old USA V8s on the road. 1980's era Chevy Caprice Classics are the preferred auto of choice for taxi's. And old Chevy Novas.

In Venezuela

September 25th 2011
So I made it to Venezuela. And I only got stopped and searched once. Border towns are usually crap towns, or an armpit of a place, think Tijuana. Cúcuta Colombia is supposed to be particularly seedy and bad according to guide books and online reviews. As a result I stayed in Pamplona which was a nice little town. So then I headed to Cúcuta and onwards to Venezuela. On the bus ride into Cúcut ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Andean » Mérida

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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