Bolívar, Venezuela

Travel Blogs from Bolívar (74)

Chilling in Ciudad Bolivar again, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela travel blog
Chilling in Ciudad Bolivar again
Jul 19, 2006

Go into town today to do group shop before we head for the middle of nowhere. After lunch we sit by the pool for a few hours and watch the pet toucan sit on my sun lounger for a while and then the pet monkey steal a packet of cigarettes off Ian in our ...

A travel blog entry by emanddave
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Anticipating the great falls, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela travel blog
Anticipating the great falls
Jul 15, 2006

... our camping although it is quite pricey and our kitty master is far too strict. Find our campsite just outside Ciudad Bolivar which again is very nice although we are properly camping this time. Is incredibly humid here despite the intermittent rain. ...

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A Trip to Angel Falls, Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela travel blog
A Trip to Angel Falls
May 16, 2006

... historic city of Cuidad Bolivar. Its historic because it was here that Simon Bolivar negotiated the final details of Venezuela´s independence. Mr Bolivar also helped forge independence for Columbia, Equador, and Alto Peru. Alto Peru was so grateful that ...

A travel blog entry by rachel_john
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Lost World of the Gran Sábana, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela travel blog
Lost World of the Gran Sábana
Oct 15, 2006

... the world at 973m (18 times higher than Niagara Falls) - and, we were to discover, the top tourist attraction in Venezuela. The falls - locally known as 'Rorowakupaí Merú' by the indigenous Permön people of the area - were only belatedly discovered on behalf ...

A travel blog entry by thymeoff
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Forum Discussions on Bolívar (12)

Venezuela in April
Posted on Jan 29, 2008, 11:33:19
... Any help is much appreciated!!! Thanks Hi, The Gran Sabana would be a good option to explore, also in the Bolivar state of Venezuela. You can do a 6 day hike to Roraiama, or do a tour exploring the beautiful tepuys. Also in Bolivar are ...
purchase power of the dollar?
Posted on Jan 29, 2008, 11:46:05
... especially when it comes to money..sure to have other questions as I plan the trip Cheers- Hi, I am currently in Venezuela...and would definitely recommend you take dollars with you. The exchange rate makes a huge difference in terms of pricing ( ...
purchase power of the dollar?
Posted on Jan 26, 2008, 19:47:52
Hi There I am working on a two month visit to Venezuela( near Puerto La Cruz) in the next few weeks. I am trying to get my head around the exchange..do i take heaps of dollars( seems risky) and change it at the airport in Caracas, or do i invest in a pre ...
The Orinoco Delta
Posted on Jul 23, 2009, 09:50:53
In Venezuela I lived in Ciudad Bolivar where the Orinoco is located I live all my life there and never went swimming in the Orinoco... Can you believe that ?