Some of the most beautiful people I've met were from Venezuela. I think I left part of my heart there! It's a wonderful place to visit and live. Your vacation can easily go from mad shopping sprees in Magarita Island, to Skiing on the slopes of the Los Andes snow capped mountains, or just lying on the beach. The best attractions in Venezuela are ..:
The Angel Falls it's the highest waterfall in the world and it's hiding deep within Venezuela’s Canaima National Park. The best time to visit the Angel falls is in the dry season because it's well within the jungle and, if you go during the rainy season you won't be able to see the waterfall, it becomes hidden by a cloudy mist, very mysterious indeed.
The Amazon forest. Venezuela is actually home to a beautiful rainforest & to the world’s largest largest rat, the chupacabra!!!
(kidding). It’s actually called the Capybara and its large like a dog and very scary looking. Sand Dunes (Medanos de Coro) Sand in the tropics? Really? YES! Many people don’t even know that the sand dunes exist in Venezuela. The dunes are just north of the small town called Coro which is an incredible place to see Spanish colonial architecture in its true form.
During my stay there I moved around from city to city until I got to a seaside place called Puerta La Cruz. We couldn't get a hotel & I had to rough it & sleep on the Pasea Colon beach. Lots of people were out and about the night was bright & busy. We felt safe, we slept. It was quite surreal to wake up the next morning to waves crashing & sand in my hair. We got brakfast a short walk away; street foods like Cachapas, Arepas, Empanadas & Shawarmas. Women were there on the street with ring stoves & gas tanks, pots & pans cooking freshly made hot food
There's also lots of nightlife, scuba diving, street parties, street dance etc .... and if you need to make a quick phone call you're in luck! On every street corner by every Electric pole you'll find a guy with a table, mobiles, phone chargers & phone cards. He gets his electricity from the electric pole by the way free, .. great business no overheads.
When exchanging USD for bolivas local stores & restaurants will give you double what the bank will. USD seems to be in short supply at the banks so businesses in Venezuela tend to pay more for it than it's worth. Everytime we needed cash we would just walk into a store and change smalls amounts here & there.
Venezuela has lots of smaller islands off of it's coasts that can be chartered by boats & ferries. Much to see & do, I'll have to make another trip or several trips back there.
One can never get bored in Venezuela, there's something for everyone!
