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Venezuelan Gold by Barnaby Rogerson

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Justin • Leave a comment

We took coffee of a jaguar hunter who lives alone in his commodious hut in the jungle, the woven wattle walls of his three rooms decorated with cast-offs from the odd bits of the materialist civilization that he had need of out here, so that there were a line of worn out toothbrushes used as … Continue reading →

Colonia Tovar, Venezuela
Places We Go / Venezuela

Colonia Tovar, Venezuela

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Justin • 5 Comments

Not your average Venezuelan town, Colonia Tovar was founded in 1843 by German settlers and is still inhabited by their ancestors. It wasn’t until the 1940s that Spanish was introduced as the official language and the ban on marrying outside the community was lifted. Today, this Teutonic enclave attracts Venezuelans that come for the Black … Continue reading →

Black Market Money Exchanges In Venezuela
Places We Go / Venezuela

Black Market Money Exchanges In Venezuela

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Justin • 11 Comments

I found it incredibly difficult to find any reliable information at all on this topic before heading for Venezuela. So, hopefully, this post will go some way in enlightening those that are frustrated and confused by the lack of reliable information out there. First of all, don’t be put off by the guide books that … Continue reading →

Puerto Colombia, Venezuela
Places We Go / Venezuela

Puerto Colombia, Venezuela

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Justin • 6 Comments

Inside the Henri Pittier National Park, we stayed in the town of Puerto Colombia. Puerto Colombia is where most of the accomodation and action can be found in this area. The lifeblood of Puerto Colombia is the malecon, where the fishing boats dock. People congregate here at night and on weekends one can supposedly see … Continue reading →

Parque Nacional El Avila and The Village Of Galipan
Places We Go / Venezuela

Parque Nacional El Avila and The Village Of Galipan

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Justin • Leave a comment

For a quick escape to nature from the intensity of Caracas, one can ride the cable car that ascends from the streets of Caracas (at the intersection of Avenida Principal de Mariperez and Avenida Boyaca) to the top of Parque Nacional El Avila. Separating Caracas from the coast, the park is based around a mountain … Continue reading →

Caracas, Venezuela
Places We Go / Venezuela

Caracas, Venezuela

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Justin • 8 Comments

Caracas can be a pretty intense place. And I’m not just talking about the fashion of the women to wear skin-tight jeans and tops cut very low so that their tits spill out… Fortunately, Hugo Chavez is there to welcome you pretty much everywhere you look: Everyone gets worked up about the crime rates in … Continue reading →

Henri Pittier National Park, Venezuela
Places We Go / Venezuela

Henri Pittier National Park, Venezuela

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Justin • 2 Comments

Henri Pittier National Park is the oldest of Venezuela’s national parks and, given the significant changes in altitude in the park, it is famous for the diversity of its ecosystems. The park, declared in 1937, did not start out as “Henri Pittier” but was re-named in recognition of the Swiss biologist who was instrumental in … Continue reading →

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