An Eagle swooping for it´s lunch

Los Llanos Safari

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September 16th 2005
Hello Guys, At the end of our last blog we had booked tickets to go to Merida, so following the 12 hour luxury coach journey we arrived in Merida. Straight away you could tell that Merida was much more relaxed and a slower pace than Caracas. It was also cheaper than Caracas. Merida is a town in the Andes with easy access to Sierra Nevada and hence nestled in between towering mountains. ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Andean » Mérida

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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