Venezuela

Home to the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls (16 times higher than Niagara Falls), and the world's longest and highest cable car, transporting tourists from Merida, the university town, to the 4765m- (15,629ft-) high Pico Espejo.

Venezuela can never be a disappointing experience for its variety of breathtaking landscapes. Everything in Venezuela is of gigantic size, with the highest waterfall in the world, and one of the longest snakes in the world. It also has the third longest river and largest lake in South America. There are also 43 national parks and twenty-two nature reserves that you can visit.

Venezuela offers a myriad of landscapes and experiences, from Gigantic Rivers, forests, jungles, waterfalls, great mountains, vast plains and tropical beaches. Whatever it is you want to do, from siting around and relaxing on a resort, or soaking up the culture, architecture, history and art, to the adventures activities, Venezuela has it all.

Understanding The Geography

Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America. Comprising a continental mainland and numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, and the Leeward Antilles lie just north of the Venezuelan coast.

A former Spanish colony, Venezuela is a federal republic. Historically, Venezuela has had territorial disputes with Guyana, largely concerning the Essequibo area, and with Colombia concerning the Gulf of Venezuela. Today, Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its sheer natural beauty. Christopher Columbus was so enthralled by Venezuela's landscape, when arriving to its coast in 1498, that he referred to the land as Tierra de Gracia (Land of Grace), which has become the country’s nickname.

Venezuela is home to a wide variety of landscapes, such as the north-easternmost extensions of the Andes mountains in the northwest and along the northern Caribbean coast, of which the highest point is the Pico Bolivar at 4,981 metres (16,341 ft).

To the south are found the dissected Guiana Highlands, home to Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall, and the northern edge of the Amazonian.

The Orinoco River is the largest and most important river of the country, originating one of the biggest watersheds in Latin America. Other important rivers are the Caroni and the Apure.

Climate Conditions

Venezuela is close to the equator, so temperatures vary little through the year. They vary with latitude and drop about 6°C with every 1000 m increase. More than 90% of the country lies below 1000 m, so temperatures remain between 22°C and 30°C. It rains seasonally. The dry season is from December to April, the rest of the year is wet…