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Journey Venezuela's eighth wonder of the world

By Kali at 03/24/07 19:00

Venezuela's most touted tourist attraction, the Angel Falls, is truly the Eighth Wonder of World and rightly so. The falls plunge in free-fall for close to a kilometre amassing to some 20 Niagaras piled atop one another.

Original source: Venezuelavoyage.com. Touch the angel's wings

Mines, cloud forest and waterfalls

Off on a tour of the Gran Sabana we discovered amazing sites, including gold and quartz mines, where young men worked at machines in the baking heat. Our travels took us through incredibly varied topography, through dense cloud forests with amazing waterfalls and exotic bird life.

Original source: moonmonkey.travellerspoint.com. The Gran Sabana

Diamond mines, giant bugs and Abysmo

Some truly spectacular scenery, a number of diamond mines and much more, confront and amaze the intrepid traveler along the essentially dirt road paralleling the Brazilian border and leading to Icabaru.

Original source: Totalvenezuela.com. The road to Icabaru

Caracas: Latin megacity

Undeniably in-your-face, Caracas' five million people enjoy all the benefits and drawbacks of a modern metropolis. Like all developing nations it is a mix of extremes, at the same time frenzied, congested, cosmopolitan, car-obsessed, cool, and contradictory.

Original source: Venezuelavoyage.com. CARACAS

Venezuela's love affair with shopping

Despite the drive by Venezuela President Hugo Chávez towards radical Marxism and his frequent demands for the creation of a socialist state, the average Venezuelan has other interests. Chief amongst these is a love affair with shopping .

Original source: The Santiago Times. CONSUMERISM IS KING IN CHAVEZ’S VENEZUELA

Exxon pondering the future in Venezuela

Exxon has said it will comply with a decree by President Hugo Chavez to hand over its multi-billion dollar Orinoco reserve operations by 1 May, but the US oil giant is considering its options in Venezuela carefully as the country's president drives through nationalization plans.

Original source: BBC news. Exxon mulls future in Venezuela

Cuban doctors aiding Venezuelan poor defect

Like so many fellow Cuban doctors providing medical care to the poor in oil-rich Venezuela, Ariel Perez has crossed the Colombian border and defected.

Original source: Washington Post. Cubans on Medical Aid Mission Flee Venezuela, but Find Limbo

Taking on the United States

After eight years in power Hugo Chávez has succeeded Fidel Castro as the leader of anti-American group south of the Rio Grande. With a policy of far greater radicalism at home it is clear that he is going to do increasingly do the same overseas

Original source: The Telegraph. The man spoiling for a fight with America and its 'empire of evil'

English students support Venezuelan revolutionaries

A rousing speech at the British university of East Anglia prompted vociferous support for the cause of the Venezuelan revolution, it was reported, establishing Norwich as an unlikely stronghold of the revolutionary cause.

Original source: Handsoffvenezuela.org. Enthusiasm in the air for Venezuelan Revolution at University of East Anglia

Newspaper displayed bias against Venezuela

Citing lack of objectivity due to the absence of comment from government representatives, the Ontario Press Council upheld a complaint against the Toronto Star. It claims that a series of articles on Venezuela published last May lacked balance.

Original source: Toronto Star. Star stories on Venezuela lacked balance, panel rules