When
the first explorers arrived, they saw houses over the Sinamaica
lagoon (Zulia State),
close to Maracaibo; those houses reminded them
of the city of Venice. They called the region "Little Venice",
which in Spanish would be Venezuela.
Venezuela is the most accessible of the South American countries. With cheap
flights from both Europe and the USA and an excellent road network, the incredible
diversity of the Venezuelan landscape is well within the reach of most travelers.
Close to 90 percent of the population lives in the northern part of the country,
while the rest of the land features great tracts of wilderness and maintains
to explore; there is something for everyone.
Venezuela has a diverse geography: beaches, plains, and mountains. The weather
also varies very much from one place to another.
Venezuela has wonderful beaches (playas), especially at the east (Playa Colorada),
in the islands (Margarita, Coche) and in the central-west region (Morrocoy,
Cata, and Choroní). |
