Venezuela

The capital Caracas is a dynamic city and the cultural heart of the country. It is the hometown of the famous South American leader Simón Bolívar. The centre also consists of many old colonial buildings and parks, while in suburbs as Ciudad Caribia you mainly see the socialist flats from the Hugo Chavez time. Chavez’s mausoleum is also located in such a district, Cuartel de la Montaña.

The highest waterfall in the world is in Venezuela. The Angel Falls (also known as Salto Ángel) makes a free fall of 979 meters. The waterfall is located in the famous Canaima National Park, in the southeast of the country. The way there is long and difficult. You cannot get there by road and you have to travel by plane and canoe. But once you are there, you will soon be amazed by the beautiful landscape.

The only way to explore the Orinoco Delta is by boat. The area is the size of Belgium and consists almost entirely of mangrove forests. The region is inhabited by the Warao Indians. In the delta you can find a wide variety of animals, such as piranhas, river dolphins, jaguars, monkeys and pythons. A trip through the Orinico Delta is therefore a special experience in itself.

You will find a special natural phenomenon on the edge of Lake Maracaibo – Catatumbo Lightning. At the mouth of the river Catatumbo you will find on average between 140 and 160 days a year lightings. And then not even short ones; usually the lightning lasts 10 hours a day. There is no clear explanation yet, but the location would have a major role in it. It is a special phenomenon to experience and something you will not soon forget!