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Nova Esparta · Ilha Margarita

Porlamar

The largest city of Ilha Margarita, on the south coast, founded in 1536. It is the island's commercial center, with the port, shopping avenues, hotels, restaurants and the Bella Vista waterfront. It serves as a base for touring the island: the Basílica da Virgem do Vale is 5 km away, the Castillo de Santa Rosa 12 km, and Playa El Agua, Juan Griego and La Restinga are less than an hour's drive.

Aragua · Caracas and El Ávila

Colonia Tovar

Village in the mountain range of the Cordillera de la Costa, at about 1,800 meters, founded in 1843 by immigrants from the Kaiserstuhl region in southwestern Germany. The white half-timbered houses with dark beams, the Iglesia San Martín de Tours, the sausages, the beer and strawberries with cream make it the weekend trip for people from Caracas. It is about 60 km from Caracas.

Mérida · Mérida and the Andes

Mérida

Capital of the state of Mérida and a university city in the Venezuelan Andes, on a plateau at about 1,600 meters, with the Sierra Nevada in view. Founded in 1558, it has a colonial center around Plaza Bolívar and the Cathedral, the Mercado Principal and, in Plaza Las Heroínas, the Mukumbarí cable car station, which rises to 4,765 meters. It is the base for Jají, Los Nevados and the páramo lagoons.

Bolívar · Gran Sabana and Roraima

Santa Elena de Uairén

Santa Elena de Uairén is the town of the Gran Sabana, in the south of the state of Bolívar, a few kilometers from Pacaraima on the border with Roraima. It was founded in 1923 and is named after the founder’s daughter and the Uairén River, which crosses the town. It is the base for the waterfalls on Troncal 10, such as Quebrada de Jaspe, Quebrada Pacheco and Salto Kamá, for Salto Aponwao and for the ascent to Monte Roraima.

Distrito Capital · Caracas and El Ávila

Caracas

Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, stretches across a valley about 900 meters high at the foot of the Ávila mountain. The colonial center revolves around Plaza Bolívar, with the Cathedral, the Libertador’s Birthplace and the Panteón Nacional. To the east are the Ciudad Universitaria de Villanueva, a World Heritage Site, the Plaza de los Museos and the neighborhoods of hotels and restaurants. The Warairarepano cable car climbs to the top of the Ávila, over 2,000 meters high.

Falcón · Morrocoy

Chichiriviche

Chichiriviche is a fishing town on the northern side of Parque Nacional Morrocoy, about 36 km from Tucacas. From its piers boats depart to the northern cays such as Cayo Sal and Cayo Muerto, just minutes from the shore, and to the Refúgio de Fauna Silvestre de Cuare, with mangroves, flamingos and the Cueva de la Virgen. It is quieter than Tucacas.

Dependências Federais · Los Roques

Gran Roque

The only village of the Los Roques archipelago and the capital of the Federal Dependencies, on an island of about 3 km with rocky hills on the north side and a beach on the south side. The streets are sandy, the colorful houses have become guesthouses and there are no cars circulating. The runway is by the beach, and boats to the cays depart from the pier. On top of the hill is the Faro Holandés.

Falcón · Morrocoy

Tucacas

Tucacas is the main gateway town to Parque Nacional Morrocoy, on the eastern coast of Falcón state. From its pier motorboats depart for the park's southern and central cays, such as Boca Seca, Paiclá (with the beaches Playuela and Playa Mero), and Cayo Sombrero, and a bridge links the town to the cay Punta Brava, reachable by car. The waterfront has guesthouses, fish restaurants and tour agencies.

Bolívar · Canaima and Salto Ángel

Canaima

Pemón village on the shore of Laguna de Canaima, in Parque Nacional Canaima, the starting point for Salto Ángel. The airstrip is next to the houses, and the lagoon, a few minutes on foot, receives the waterfalls of the Carrao River, with tepuis in the background. There is no road: everything arrives by small plane, and excursions are by boat and on foot, with pemón guides.

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