Hatocristero Barinas
28 km from Barinas - San Silvestre Hwy, at 140 SW Barinas, Los Llanos, Venezuela
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Paul the Cowboy
I rode my first horse ever today here at the ranch. It was certainly not one of the Arabian Stallions that the owners breed, but whatever, it was more than whatever I must've done at the Calgary Stampede. We rode for maybe 2 hours through the property which reaches all the way to ...
No rafting at the Rafting Lodge
Water levels were too low for actual whitewater rafting, so instead we climbed a wall, did some zip-lining and then self rappelled down the canyon wall and swam in the river. Jenn made friends with the parrot, who only spoke in Spanish or whistling. Jenn resorted to whistling since her Spanish is questionable. We then drove on out to the Grasslands where ...
CAPYBARAS, ANACONDAS AND ORINOCO CROCS
For the next few days we were staying at a cattle ranch three hours drive from Barinas ,not far from the Colombian border. We weren't sure what lay in store but were expecting something a bit like the Pantanal but this time near the Orinoco river. And we weren’t to be disappointed. On entering the long driveway up to the main ranch buildings we were introduced to our first wildlife hosts – several hundred capybara.What a welcome.
We eventually checked into our rooms ...
Gun shots for breakfast!
after sleeping for a few minutes on a bench at the bus terminal i woke up at 6.45am. i waited till 7.30 to call my tour guide to tell them that i have arrived in barinas - he informed me that he was leaving merida and would meet me in the terminal at 11.45ish. i sat down and ready alittle bit of lonley planet-- when at about 10 guns shots rang out and people came running through the terminal screaming i quickly grabbed my bags and found cover. utter chaos a barrage of rocks and bullets ...
This is my nightmare..
i woke up early and got my bags packed and put all my stuff in order. then headed off to playa grande to spend my last day in puerto colombia. i met angel and the brits and went for swim and had some lunch. at 3pm i left the posada and went to the bus terminal where i met a dude from spain and his girlfriend, the bus was late and left at 4pm ...


