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A Travel guide to Venezuela

Venezuela the land of Orinoco river, Angel falls, vast sabanas, the llaneros and of course delicious Arepas.

General Information about Venezuela

Capital city
Area: 916,445 sq km
Population: 25 million
Capital City: Caracas (pop 4,608,934)
People: 67% mestizo, 21% European descent, 10% African descent, 2% indigenous. There are approximately 200,000 Amerindians, remnants of a number of diverse semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer societies.
Language: Spanish; Castilian
Religion: 96% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant
Government: federal republic
Head of State: President Hugo Chávez
GDP: US$194.5 billion
GDP per capita: US$8,500
Annual Growth: -0.9%
Inflation: 29.9%
Major Industries: Petroleum, iron ore, cereals, fruit, sugar and coffee.
Major Trading Partners: USA, Germany, Japan, Colombia, Brazil, Italy
Visas: US nationals, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, UK nationals, South Africans and most Western and Scandinavian Europeans do not require a visa if they fly directly to Venezuela. All foreigners entering Venezuela by land require a valid visa; get one before you leave for South America.
Health risks: Cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis, malaria, yellow fever
Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4 (-5 in summer)
Dialling Code: 58
Electricity: 120V ,60Hz
Weights & measures: Metric

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Responsible Tourism

The below section on our home page has been reserved to post news regarding community travel projects, these are efforts by indigenous communities and families to promote their surroundings, this benefits not only the people directly involved but all of us as well. Many hectares of rainforest are saved every year because and Amazon tribe decides to stop cutting trees and run their own lodge. If you have a community project you want us to promote for free, please email us all the details at:
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Rural based tourism in Venezuela

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