Venezuela Attractions

Viagra ice cream and some new highs

Advantages: Cool city with loads to do
Disadvantages: You always want more time

...review of the city of Merida in Venezuela, I’m aware of at least one other city of the same name in Mexico and there may well be others but to be honest they would have to be something special to top Merida which has this excellent chilled out vibe that runs through the heart of the city and this is despite the fact that it has some petty bad traffic problems with cars clogging its narrow streets that are arranged on a grid system similar to the ...
...Merida is the capital of the state bearing the same name and is located in the North West of the country close to the Columbian border and surrounded by the magnificent Andes mountains, my reason for visiting was those very mountains and a particular peak we were going to climb as part of a five day trek into the mountains, prior to that I spent two days in Merida preparing for the expedition and a further couple of days upon our return. Merida is ...

atticusuk 30.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Merida in General

The amazing sight of Angel Falls

Advantages: A brilliant trip to the falls themselves and an amazing sight there
Disadvantages: mosquitos

The trip to and from the falls as well as the falls themselves is absolutely amazing. The journey begins on a boat road up the river from Canaima which although rather uncomfortable is breath-taking. The rivers are huge and the scenery amazing. After a four hour boat journey you arrive at a 'campsite'. Here hammocks are the choice of sleeping arrangement and there is a small permanent base. A good mosquito net is essential as well as comfortable ...
...involves an hour long trek to the Falls themselves. The trek isn't too strenuous although i would recommend one to bring good walking boots. It isn't actually possible to get to the base of the Falls without going some way off the beaten track, but the sight from the peaked viewing point is amazing to say the least. However i saw them after heavy rain fall and i have heard that in droughts it can look like a horse peeing off a rock, so i think you ...

alimason 24.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Guayana Highlands, Venezuela