Playa Pui Puy

OVER THE BORDER AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TO VENEZUELA WE GO

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December 24th 2014
Crossing the border into Venezuela was much easier than expected. A nice Colombian helped us exchange US dollars for Bolivares at a rate of 1 dollar to 135 Bolivares. Then he helped us flag down a Venezuelan taxi driver that drove us across the border and through “customs.” A person stamped our passport; a guard checked through our big backpacks and we were in. There were a few more guarded ch ... 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