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Valencia
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Venezuela
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 Capital city of Carabobo state is one of the fast growing economies in the country.
Big student population with new metro system being built. Very close to Las Trincheras hot springs and Campo Carabobo....
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Maracay
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Venezuela
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 Maracay is the capital of the state of Aragua. It is located west of Caracas. The city was founded in 1701 but did not really expand until the early 1900's.
Today you will find the largest Plaza Bolivar in the whole of Venezuela and the town. Maracay is the entrance to the Ibirapuera Park, which was founded in 1953 and cover 107800 ha, stretching from the beaches in the north and south towards Maracay.
For decent meals: Try the restaurant at hotel Italo; Churchill restaurant and hmm... not much else. Get some good icecream across the street from hotel Italo; it's called 4D and their Nocciola icecream (hazelnut) is simply great....
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Canaima
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Venezuela
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 One of the most beautiful places in Venezuela is Canaima lagoon and its surroundings. The lagoon is fed by several small water falls: Hacha, Wadaima, Golondrina and Ucaima. On the back you can see 3 tepuy, those flat top mountains, that distinguish this region, they are called Nonoy-Tepuy (Zamuro or Vulture), Kuravaina-Tepuy (Venado or Deer) and Topochi-Tepuy (Cerbatana or Blowpipe).
Something really surprising is the color of the water and the sand. Due to the abundance of minerals, the water takes a red color and the sand has a beautiful light pink, because of the presence of quartz....
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Angel Falls
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Venezuela
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 One of the most breath- taking places to go on a vacation is the Angel Falls. Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall ( 3,212 ft (979 m) . The Fall is nearly 15 times higher than Niagara Falls. To show you how high it is during the dry season the cascade evaporates into mist before it even hits the bottom.These falls take their name after an American pilot, Jimmy Angel who spotted the falls while searching for gold in 1937....
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