Henri Pittier, Venezuela

Travel Blogs from Henri Pittier (3)

Rancho Grande Cloud Forest, Henri Pittier National Park, Venezuela travel blog
Rancho Grande Cloud Forest
Sep 4, 2005

This morning at 8am I boarded a bus headed from La Guaira, Venezuela to Henri Pittier National Park. This was a Semester @ Sea organized trip. To get to our destination the bus had to drive through Caracas and into more rural areas along the coastal ...

A travel blog entry by seanmalonerules
Rancho Grande, Henri Pittier, Venezuela travel blog
Rancho Grande
Mar 23, 2009

... with the intention of creating a luxury resort, but when Gomez (el dictator) passed away in 1935, the workers jumped ship. Henri Pittier suggested that the structure be used as a Research Centre around 1940. Here we are, about 50 yrs later, with a ...

A travel blog entry by coryandpierre
Another paradise, Henri Pittier National Park, Venezuela travel blog
Another paradise
Aug 22, 2005

After leaving my new friends in Valencia the next day, I headed off via Maracay to the Henri Pittier National Park, to a small fishing village called Puerto Colombia. Arriving around noon time I went straight to a very tasty seafood lunch where I met a ...

A travel blog entry by mtantow