Caracas, Venezuela

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Travel Blogs from Caracas (303)

Touch and Go, Caracas, Venezuela travel blog
Touch and Go
Jul 19, 2008

Caracas has the most beautiful slums. Sprawling for miles and miles are identical square brick houses with frameless, barred windows. Here and there, there is a house painted in baby blue or baby pink. Occasionally white. As we get closer to the airport, ...

A travel blog entry by orizarska
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Welcome to Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela travel blog
Welcome to Venezuela
May 12, 2006

... next to him and eventually he moves off elsewhere. Not one person on the bus intervenes on my behalf. Rachel decides that Venezuela is a bad place. Once in my seat the journey is a comfortable one and we reach our destination of Cuidad Bolivar early in ...

A travel blog entry by rachel_john
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Crackers in Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela travel blog
Crackers in Caracas
Sep 6, 2005

... I met with some others in my group and we decided to take the cable car to the top of the mountain that overlooked Caracas (according to the guide book, the only tourist attraction in Caracas worth visiting) The top of the mountain was 2,250mtrs and the ...

A travel blog entry by tracy_coward
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Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela travel blog
Caracas
Sep 12, 2005

... painted on them and "Contribute to our economy: pay your taxes". I find this all very interesting: clearly the people of Venezuela aspire to consumerism but according to the President, Chavez, this country is on a path towards socialism. I read in the ...

A travel blog entry by caznjasonescape
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Attractions in Caracas (34)

Museo de los Ninos (Children's Museum)
Museo de los Ninos (Children's Museum)

Av. Bolivar, between the 2 towers of Parque Central, Caracas, Central Venezuela, Venezuela

4.00

Children learn by doing at this highly interactive museum, which covers such areas as biology, communication, space exploration, medicine and physics.
Galerķa de Arte Nacional & Museo de Bellas Artes
Galerķa de Arte Nacional & Museo de Bellas Artes

Plaza Morelos, beside the Parque Los Caobos, Caracas, Central Venezuela, Venezuela

4.00

One building houses two institutions: the National Art Gallery, with a large collection of Venezuelan art, and a museum, with art from around the world. The top floor terrace offers beautiful views of the city.
Iglesia de San Francisco
Iglesia de San Francisco

Av. Universidad and Norte 2, Caracas, Central Venezuela, Venezuela

0.00

This historically and artistically significant church, dating back to the late 1500s, was the site of a massive funeral for Simon Bolivar, and remains a beautiful example of colonial architecture.
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo

Parque Central, Caracas, Central Venezuela, Venezuela

0.00

Housing one of the finest collections of modern art in South America, this world-class museum has high quality works by Picasso, Matisse, Joan Miro and other modern masters.

Forum Discussions on Caracas (40)

Currency Exchange in Venezuela
Posted on Oct 12, 2009, 17:54:30
... in Caracas due to the chances of getting ripped off (or worse)! If you want my low down on security on Caracas or the rest of Venezuela read my next article. It might sound like i was organised when going but this couldn't be further from the ...
Currency Exchange in Venezuela
Posted on Oct 12, 2009, 17:51:08
... in Caracas due to the chances of getting ripped off (or worse)! If you want my low down on security on Caracas or the rest of Venezuela read my next article. It might sound like i was organised when going but this couldn't be further from the ...
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 ...

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