Hola!
I just crossed the border from Brasil to Venezeula yesterday and am now in the small and relaxing city of Ciudad Bolivar which is about 11 hours north of the border.
My plan is to look for a tour program today for Angel Falls (The highest waterfall in the world!) and then head over to Barquisimeto (The city of Pachi Rodriguez!). I will look for a tour that is about 3 days, 2 nights and then hopefully leave tomorrow.
The area around Angel is supposed to be one of the most beautiful places in South America and Pachi has described it as ¨The Lost World¨.
So if I leave tomorrow on the program than I would be back on Monday. Then I`ll probably head out Tuesday or Wednesday for Barquisimeto!
I`ve met some fellow travelers from the boat on the Amazon so we are all staying at a hostel together.
First impressions of Venezuela:
-bright vibrant colors on the buildings
-no problem at the border crossing (thank you German citizenship!)
-Saw the letter that Chavez wrote to the people of Venezuela in 2002 after being captured by a coup which stated that he was not giving up his position of president. (At the border control underneath a picture of him)
-things are very cheap! 11 hour bus cost me $9! A full meal of rice, chicken and egg with a coke was $3!
-the only tricky thing is changing money because the rate is always better with money exchanging places than the banks
I`ll let you guys know what else I`m doing in the next few days! Hope all is well at home, my future home, Europe and in Barquisimeto!
Love, Nick
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