Venezuela Sights

In Caracas, it is recommended to look at the huge statue of the liberator of Venezuela, which overlooks the central square, called it the same name. This monument was cast in Europe and in 1874, disassembled, sent by sea to Venezuela. He might never get to Caracas, as the ship which carried Bolivar, caught in a storm near the island of Los Rokos.

In Caracas offices of the largest companies are located in South America and the Caribbean. Here are the most important global deal to sell oil and petroleum products. Town Caracas can be divided into four main areas; El Centro and the central Plaza Bolivar (the area of Simón Bolívar); Parque Central and the surrounding Bellas Artes cultural district; Las Mersedes and Boulevard de Sabana Grande, with its various shops and restaurants

Cumana - an ancient town with the architecture of the Spanish colonial style - the first in South America, the settlement of Europeans. To the east of the town stretched national park Mochima.

City Porlamar on Margarita Island, separated from the continent to 60 km. - Is the main seaside resort of the country. The island is 315 km. coastline studded with magnificent beaches, numerous hotels and resort high-level zones. It also houses a beauty center and Spa La Samana treatment with sea salts.

In Venezuela, you can not just rest on the island of Margarita, but also to visit the island of Trinidad (no visa is required, 19 km. To the mainland of Venezuela), the three Dutch islands - each of these airways lasts no longer than 50 minutes.

Interesting tazhe Laguna Lake Maracaibo, known as the main base area pirates in the XV-XVII centuries, 39 national parks: Serrano de Neblina, Hawa-Sarisarinama and other attractions.

Colonia Tovar - lost among forests of Cordillera de la Costa, 60 km south of Caracas unusual mountain town. Founded in 1843 by a group of Germanic settlers, this city has successfully hidden from any outside contact for almost a century. Today Colonia Tovar - a nice small town grocery markets and shops where objects of art and crafts - is still German.

Roraima
The plateau of Roraima is stretched along the border with Venezuela, Brazil at 280 square kilometers, its popularity is growing mainly from tourists interested in botany. On the plateau drops a lot of rain, the slopes just captivate with its beauty.

The Great Savannah - is 35000 square. km. green landscapes, forests, rivers and waterfalls - one of the most spectacular plateaus in the world. This region is home to only 2% of the population. Here, at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level, originate most highland tributaries of the Amazon and Orinoco. Scenic savannah, rivers and waterfalls surrounded by forested islands, where, according to local legend, live the gods and protect the hidden gold. Because of the isolated location and temperature extremes one can observe many species of animals and plants, nowhere else in the world do not occur.