Tourism in Venezuela: Difference between revisions

El Agua Beach (Margarita Island)

Morrocoy National Park

Choroní Beach, Choroní

Ángel falls

Chinak-Meru (Canaima National Park)

Caroní River (La Llovizna National Park)

Livestock culture in Apure State (Los Llanos Region)

Scarlet Ibis in Los LLanos Region

Peak Bolívar during snow season

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Sierra Nevada de Mérida

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German origin settlement town Colonia Tovar

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House of the 100 windows in Colonial city Coro

Colonial houses (city of Maracaibo)

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Downtown of the city of Valencia

The Tourism in Venezuela has been developed considerably in recent decades, particularly because of its favorable geographical position, the variety of landscapes, the richness of plant and wildlife, the artistic expressions and the privileged tropical climate of the country, which affords each region (especially the beaches) throughout the year.

Major exotic destinations

Del Vino Waterfall (Dinira National Park Lara State)

It is three hours from the Capital City of the State of Lara, 98 meters waterfall, where the water has a particular color red wine, because organic matter (roots of Nunca Jamás Mountain) give this natural color. It is the best place for nature lovers, the weather is cold as it is at the beginning of the Andean mountain range-bound in Trujillo state.

Mérida

Mérida state, for the beauty of its mountain scenery and pleasant climate, is a major tourist centers in Venezuela. It has an extensive network of hotels not only in the capital city but also throughout the state. Starting from the city of Mérida, it is the longest and highest cable car in the world, reaching the Espejo Peak of 4,765 m. It is also necessary to recommend to cover on magnificent roads, Méridan moors, where there are good hotels and restaurants. In Ejido it have to visit the Venezuela of Before and in Mucuchíes, the village of Los Aleros. Both this, as above, have been created to show how lived in a Venezuela that it went. Also it can go to visit the National Observatory of Llano del Hato. The city has several museums worth visiting: Beekeeping Museum, Colonial Art Museum, Modern Art Museum, and the Museum of the great Méridan Don Mariano Picón Salas and the Aquarium Garden. Also in the state there are hot springs and between them it have to mention the of Bailadores Las Tapias and la Capellanía Park.

Margarita Island

Margarita is one of the top tourist destinations for enjoyment and relaxation. It is an island with a modern infrastructure, bordered by beautiful beaches suitable for extreme sports, and features castles, fortresses and churches of great cultural value.

Caracas

Caracas is the capital of Venezuela, is a world-class cosmopolitan city. In the west of the city, the Libertador municipality, tourism is important in regard to the historic center of the city, the Caracas Cable Car (Ávila montain Cable Car), the University City of Caracas, Zoos, Sabana Grande Boulevard, among others.

In the east of the city, especially in the Chacao and Baruta municipalities environment of progress and modernism is indisputable, European-style shopping malls, beautiful squares, night clubs, etc. Also the Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda Park, located in the Sucre municipality is heavily of exploitation for tourism.

In the southeast end of city is located a small town, El Hatillo, which has an impeccable colonial town, an atmosphere of peace and tranquility.

To further exploitation of tourism as a factor of endogenous development, the national government has created socio-cultural plans of international concern as the Feria Internacional de Turismo de Caracas (FITCAR), which has been carried held annually since 2005 and promotes tourism in the country, showing to the world the cultural, tourist, traditional, musical and culinary wonders of Venezuela.

Los Roques and Morrocoy

The archipelago of Los Roques is formed by a group of islands and cays that make up one of the main tourist attractions of the country. With exotic pristine beaches. Morrocoy is a park, consisting of very small nearby islands to the mainland, which have grown rapidly as one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Caribbean.

Canaima

Canaima National Park is spread over 30,000 square kilometers to the border with Guayana Esequiba reclamation area now Guyana and Brazil, for its size is considered the world's sixth largest national park. About 65% of the park is occupied by rock plateaus called tepuis. These are a unique biological environment, also presenting a great geological interest. Its steep cliffs and waterfalls (including Angel Falls, which is the highest waterfall of the world, 1,002 m) are spectacular sceneries.

World Heritage

Main page: Category:World Heritage Sites in Venezuela

• Coro: Choir is the oldest city in Venezuela, since it was the first Venezuelan city to be founded in 1527, the city was declared a World Heritage Site of the December 9 of 1993 by UNESCO in the meeting held in the Colombian city of Cartagena. Coro has an interesting history, including was the first federal capital of Venezuela. In 2005 was decreed patrimonial emergency and has been included in the list of World Heritage in Danger, this because of government neglect and intensity of rainfall occurred in recent years. At present the national government undertakes investments to preserve its rich architecture.

• Canaima National Park: It is a national park located in the Bolivar State, Venezuela. It was established the June 12 of 1962 and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1994.

• University City of Caracas: The main campus of the Central University of Venezuela. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 2000. It is a real university, designed by the master Carlos Raúl Villanueva, the University City is primarily a work of art with contemporary architecture and a series of sculptures, murals, paintings and other arts spread throughout the campus university.

Other tourist destinations

Beaches

Main page: Category:Beaches of Venezuela

Venezuela has many beaches of calm waters and for extreme sports. Besides those already mentioned, most famous sites for its beauty its are:

• Mochima
• Choroní and Chuao
• Los Roques Archipelago
• Coche Island
• Tucacas
• La Tortuga Island
• Paraguaná
• Catia La Mar
• Cuyagua
• Puerto Cabello
• Bay of Cata
• San Luis
• Venezuelan Beach Tourism

Jungle and Savannah

South of Venezuela in the states Bolivar, Amazonas and Delta Amacuro begins the Amazon rainforest, the largest rainforest and the largest nature reserve in the world. This area of the country has great tourism value, because there is the Angel Falls, the highest waterfall of the world; savannah, rivers, forests and tepuis form a ecotourism that has not yet been truly exploited, it is necessary that the national government to promote plans to turn over this Venezuelan soil an essential point for ecotourism in this part of the world.

However, the influx of international tourists in Canaima and the Gran Sabana is high and has been gradually growing, some attractions in forest and savanna in Venezuela are:

• Canaima
• La Gran Sabana
• Angel Falls
• Mount Roraima
• Orinoco River
• Auyán-tepui
• Caroní River
• El Abismo
• Sapo Falls
• Tobogán de Agua (Water Slide)

Mountain

Main page: Category: Mountains of Venezuela

Although in Venezuela is dominated by plains and tropical temperatures, also has a mountain range of great tourist attraction, In Venezuela begins the Andes, the Mérida state is in the that predominant the moor vegetation, low temperatures, snow filled peaks, glaciers and high mountains of the Venezuelan Andes. Some of the Venezuelan mountain attractions are:

• Sierra Nevada
• Peak Bolívar
• Mérida Cable Car
• Peak Espejo
• Peak Humboldt
• Sierra La Culata
• Batallón and La Negra Moors
• Cerro El Ávila
• El Ávila Cable Car
• Chorro San Miguel (waterfall)
• Mucubají Lagoon
• Among other Andean highlands, located in the states of Mérida, Trujillo and Táchira:
  • Del Vino Waterfall in Dinira National Park
  • Monument to the Virgin de la Paz
  • Plateau La Galera Natural Monument