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.Venezuela means 'Little Venice' in Spanish, the name given to this northerly
country in South America by the early explorers when they found the natives
living on the Sinamaica lagoon, in houses built on stilts, close to the present
day oil rich city of Maracaibo. Lately there has been considerable political
tension in the country with an attempted coup in April 2003; political
demonstrations remain frequent and can often become violent. Despite this
Venezuela is full of friendly, smiling people, which is hardly surprising
because the country has an abundance of natural resources, including one of the
biggest oil reserves in the world.
Nature has also blessed this country with diverse landscapes, from miles of
beautiful Caribbean beaches to open plains, towering mountains, tracts of Amazon
rain forest and even a small desert. In the southeast in Bolivar State the Gran
Sabana National Park contains the spectacular Angel Falls, the world's highest
waterfall.
Venezuela's cities are similarly scenic, particularly the capital, Caracas,
which sprawls in a long, thin valley flanked by the majestic Avila Mountain.
Caracas is lively, green and clean, with a rich cultural life, vibrant
nightlife, great restaurants and marvellous modern shopping malls. A favorite
excursion in Caracas is to ride the cable car to the summit of the Avila. The
popular city of Merida, in the Andes, also has its cable car, and this one takes
tourists on a one-hour journey to the highest point in Venezuela, the Pico
Bolivar, which reaches more than 16,404ft (5,000m).
Venezuela has a little bit of everything that Latin America has to offer, with
the addition of thousands of miles of Caribbean coastline, and the constantly
pleasant temperature that makes it good year-round destination
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