Every day life, sights, events, and news in Venezuela
Sunday, June 7, 2009
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
The city of Maracaibo sits on the shores of Lake Maracaibo; it’s the capital of the beautiful and agriculturally productive Zulia state. Separated from Caracas by distance and geography, Maracaibo has been shaped in unique ways by its isolation and its overwhelming physical feature, the lake. 13,000 square kilometers in size, the lake cuts a huge teardrop shape out of Venezuela’s northern coast.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The guardian.co.uk published a recent article by Roy Carrol titled, “Fear grips Venezuela as even the poor are seized by kidnap gangs.” The article says that “pensioners, students and children are grabbed in streets and shopping malls.” This kidnapping plague seems to be spreading all through Latin America.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
I’m working on setting up a Venezuela forum where we can discuss all issues related to Venezuela, including life in Venezuela, Venezuela travel, Venezuela real estate, etc. It’s a little tricky so be patient please.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Dating a Venezuelan girl presents its own special challenges. You have to adapt to dating a girl who expects drama, cheating, and general bad behavior from her man.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
On tour in Germany after performing to rave reviews at the BBC Promenade Concerts in London, the members of Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Youth Symphony Orchestra and its wild-haired conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, have made a remarkable journey from their less than promising social origins.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Check out this story in Marlinmag.com. The author has traveled to Venezuela many times over the years to go deep sea fishing, but had not gone in several years. He was not sure what to expect on his latest trip, and his friends and family thought he was crazy for going.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Here’s a recipe for a common Venezuelan treat, arepas. Arepas are traditional Venezuelan flatbread sandwiches made with maize flour and cheese. Often meat is added. Variations with beans, avocado or sour cream are quite tasty as well. Traditionally arepas are served with a black bean stew. The recipe is quite simple.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Visitors often want to know what the weather will be like in Venezuela, so they know what to pack and what to expect as far as comfort. Venezuela is tropical and equatorial, so it is warm and humid, and there are really only two seasons, wet (or “green” as the tourist industry likes to call it) and dry. Venezuelans refer to the wet season as winter and the dry season as summer…
Thursday, April 23, 2009
This website, VenezuelaReport.com, is looking for a writer to contribute articles about life in Venezuela and to essentially manage the website. We are not looking so much for political articles, but articles about Venezuela travel and daily life in Venezuela. So for example you could write about the best places to visit and see, places to stay, restaurants and food, the cost of living, shopping, meeting people, dating, cultural differences, etc.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
In a recent discussion on the Thorn Tree travel forum, a traveler with the nickname of Lobito says that he has traveled to every South American country with the exception of Guyana and Surinam, and finds that while the geography of Venezuela is stunning, the people are consistently rude.