DESTINATIONS Venezuela
www.mintur.gob.ve US Office
Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 7 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022 Tel: 212-826-1660 Fax: 212-644-7471
info@consulado-ny.gov.ve
Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Turismo Avenida Francisco de Miranda
Avenida Principal de La Floresta Mintur piso 3, Miranda, Venezuela
Tel: 011-58 212 208 48 29
ggonzalez@mintur.gob.ve
Caribbean Challenge
Book a boat trip to the Angel Falls, one of the world’s highest waterfalls, or take a hike in the country’s Andes mountain range.
Venezuela is a country saturated with beaches, mountains, plains and natural wonders located in the north of South America. It has over 3,000 km of Caribbean coast where coconut palms complement beautiful sandy beaches and 5,000 metres of astonishing snow-capped mountains. Venezuela is home to an eclectic combination of four distinctly varied cultures. It is bounded to the luxury of the Caribbean by its north coast, Brazil by its south, Guyana by the east and Colombia by the west coast.
The country is in a bio-diverse region with numerous natural habitats for animal species like jaguar, puma, pelicans and capybara.
Some of the most appealing features in the country are its natural scenic highlights like the iconic Angel Falls, the Orinoco Delta, the Andes mountains, the Los Rocues Archipelago National Park and Venezuela’s own Caribbean island, Isla de Margarita. Caracas is the cultural capital of the country with first-rate restaurants, a museum of
modern art, shopping centres and national parks. A trip to Venezuela offers a mix of the Andes, the Orinoco and the Caribbean, together creating a unique experience to cherish.
Hidden gem
Located at the foot of Caracas’ Avila Mountain, Parque Los Chorros consists of 4.5 hectares of exuberant nature including the only natural waterfall in a capital city park.
Did you know? Angel Falls in Venezuela is 16 times higher than Niagara.
Size: 352,144 square miles Currency: Bolivar Dialing code: 011 58 Population: 25,730,435 Main city: Caracas
Language: Spanish Local beer: Cerveza Zulia
Dish of the Day: Pabellon Criollo (shred- ded beef, white rice, black beans and fried plantains)
Photos courtesy of Instituto Nacional de Turismo What’s Hot
The Playa El Agua water park in the Venezuelan island of Margarita
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