Kyle and Sophia

Choroní and The Holidays

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January 7th 2015
This was my first Christmas on the beach and it was so wonderful. We spent our time relaxing, swimming and eating. Sophia, Kyle and I stayed in Puerto Colombia, a small, bustling town on the coast. Most days we walked the 10 minutes to Playa Grande, an expansive, packed beach to play paddle ball in the sand, swim with the huge waves, or suntan. A couple times we took a small boat to quieter beache ... 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