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Nidal de nubes Merida

Carretera Trasandina, Merida, Andes, Venezuela

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To the beach and back

A travel blog entry by gordonandsarah

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... the day watching movies on the DVD player in our room and enjoying the pools and jacuzzis. At least, we watched movies whenever the power was on – for a country with so much oil there are an incredible number of power cuts in Venezuela and we got used to having at least one or two a day for a couple of hours at a time. And in truth, the weather cleared up towards the end of the afternoon but, well, you need a rest every now and again. As it was Saturday night ...

Stranded in Colombia

A travel blog entry by shaunandkaren

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... of a hotted up Chicken bus, fitted with bars, a dance floor, flashing lights and loud speakers. For an hour we drove around the streets of Cucuta, drinking, dancing and waving to locals as the police followed with no concern. If you get stranded in Colombia, this was how you party.

A great night out in Cucuta followed the party bus. Our venue of choice was a beautiful colonial rooftop bar that was dead. But gringos being gringos, we made ...

Merida and Los LLanos

A travel blog entry by james.tash

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... pick fresh mangoes and guayaba from the trees, which were very sweet. Early into the drive our guide Ken spotted a honey bear (small anteater) in a tree which was barely visable. We all got out for a closer look and went directly under the tree which it was resting in. It feeds on termites, ants and honey. Whilst driving along straight roads with lakes and marsh land either side we spotted a big anaconda track going across the road. We went to explore the marsh it had ...

The last of cucuta

A travel blog entry by cs.travlnthru

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... buildings, etc. What a beautiful green city. We had lunch with the rotary club at Jimana’s home and then relaxed for a bit in the afternoon.


We also had a chance to meet up with one of the RotarAct clubs in the area. It was a cool question and answer time, but I am so glad that there were two people who spoke English in the group to help us communicate.


Sunday morning, we headed out to Alica’s house ...

Cucuta 4

A travel blog entry by jhummer

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... awards in Colombia and the international community foir their work. They have a nice workshop where they build prostetics and orthodics for the patients. There is a problem still with old landmines in some parts of Colombia and these are mainly the ones who loose limbs and are in need of prostetics. The orthodics are for mainly children with schooleosis. This center ...

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