Scenery from the boat

Encontrados

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September 28th 2005
Santa Barbara to Encontrados We decided to go to Encontrados to see the phenonemal storms which apparently occur nearly every night of the year. What should have been a 2hr journey took 5hrs due to a gasoline spill in a tunnel on route. When we finally got moving on the alternative route, the bus driver was good enough to take us all to a bar. On arriving in Santa Barbara we stayed ... 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