Synopses & Reviews
Discover VenezuelaGet drenched by nearly 1km of cascading water beneath the world's highest waterfall.
Sink your toes into sugar-white sands on an uninhabited island in Archipelago Los Roques.
Crunch on chocolate-coated hormigas culonas - deep-fried Amazonian ants with big, juicy rear ends.
Hear howler monkeys roar as you cruise the wildlife-rich channels of the Delta del Orinoco.
In This Guide:
Five authors, 187 days of in-country research, 495 arepas, 52 detailed maps, one paragliding accident.
You asked for it, we delivered: more off-the-beaten-path coverage of the Andes and Los Llanos.
Expanded focus on sustainable travel helps readers plan environmentally and socially responsible adventures.
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Review
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Synopsis
With an extraordinarily comprehensive language section, this edition's expanded coverage of activities includes a new dedicated outdoors chapter and specialist-contributed content on ecotourism development.
Synopsis
Nobody knows Venezuela like Lonely Planet, and our 6th edition helps you explore its astounding natural beauty and safely navigate its chaotic cities. Laze on a white-sand Caribbean beach, climb to the top of otherworldly Roraima, admire the world"s highest waterfall or party with Caracas" in-crowd '" we"ll show you how.
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Full color highlights chapter features author and traveler favorites
Green Index helps make your travels ecofriendly
Unmatched outdoor activity coverage includes trekking, diving and wildlife-watching
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