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Isla Margarita ISLA MARGARITA This beautiful Venezuelan island is situated in the southeast Caribbean Sea, near to Coche and Cubagua islands, in the northwest part of Caracas and the north of Araya peninsula of Sucre State. The trip from Caracas uses to last for some 35 minutes by air, if you prefer is possible to take a ferry in La Cruz harbor or Cumaná, from there the trip uses to last for a couple of hours. The island constitutes the unique insular state in the country; it is called New Esparta (Nueva Esparta), and has a privileged geographic situation and an especial free harbor condition. It possesses all the characteristics of an important tourist center; for example, it has luxurious hotels, casinos, national and international food restaurants, boutiques and an attractive nightlife. All these attractions added to its tropical weather have made that this place be known as The Caribbean pearl among Venezuelan and foreigners tourists. The island played an important role in the story of the Venezuelan independence. Later, it became an important trade center, which was developed thanks to the help proceeding from traveling foreigners, most of them from Spain. It offers to their visitors beautiful beaches of fine sands bordered by palm, traditional towns and very kind people. It constitutes one of the most important tourist destinations in Venezuela, it is a place where any activities can be done, besides this, it can be an interesting starting point to begin with to explore the rest of the country. www.panamtours.com PanAmerican Travel Services 800.364.4359 * 801.364.4300 MARACAIBO It is located in the occidental extreme of Venezuela, in the state if Zulia, in the southwest shore of the lake that has the same name (we mean the Maracaibo lake, the biggest in South America). It is the capital of Zulia state and the homonymous municipality. Maracaibo is also known as "La Tierra del Sol Amada", it is the second biggest city in Venezuela, it has an extension of 557 km2 and a population of 1.3 million of inhabitants. It was discovered on August 24, 1499, by the marine Alonso de Ojeda, companion of Columbus in his second journey. It is the principal harbor and industrial center of the rich oil basin of Maracaibo, it is a modern and dynamic city that you must visit in order to enjoy all of the charms that it offers. PUERTO DE LA CRUZ Puerto de la Cruz is considered one of the most important cities in Anzoátegui state. It is catalogued as a forced point of visit thanks to its strategic position as a harbor from where the ferries set sail to Magarita Island. From this port is distributed the tourism that visit the beaches in the Mochima national park and the islands from this zone. It has an excellent geographic position and it is interconnected with Lecherías city and Barcelona city (the capital of this state). Nowadays, it is an important tourist center with a high grade of development that houses hundreds of tourists that visit this zone in order to enjoy the beautiful beaches. It has about 14 beaches of considerable beauty, besides it has another point of interest formed by ports and national parks. There are also other options, such as museums, walks and galleries that tourists may consider in their visit to this beautiful port. www.panamtours.com PanAmerican Travel Services 800.364.4359 * 801.364.4300 ANGEL FALLS It is located in the Canaima National Park in Bolivar State, the indigenous culture that inhabited the area Pemón called the cataract as Kerepakupai-Merú which means "falling water to the deepest place". It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Venezuela, but getting there is not easy because it is located in a jungle region, it is necessary to fly from the capital Caracas or Bolivar city to Canaima camp, from where they come out trips to the river. The angel's fall is the world's highest waterfall, with 978 meters in length and 807 of uninterrupted fall from the top of the Auyantepui to 2580 m. above sea level, it is located in the western sector of the park and is the most famous tepuy of Venezuela (a tepuy is a mountain with flat vertical walls) from which arises the slope of the Angel Falls, which is the product of Churun river. It is considered as a world heritage site by UNESCO since 1994 and also is considered as the biggest park in the world because it has an area of 30,000 square kilometers reaching the border with Brazil. CIUDAD GUAYANA This city is located in the Bolivar State; it is also the capital of the Caroní municipality. It is a city and a river port located at the confluence of the Caroni and the Orinoco river, has a population about one million of inhabitants in its metropolitan area. The union of this city with San Félix city and the industrial zone was the result of Ciudad Guayana in 1961 and its construction took place in 1952. At that time, it was the administrative base of the Orinoco Mining Company and was located at the confluence of the Caroni and Orinoco rivers in order to take advantage of the beauty of the jumps and abundance of the Caroní River. It is the sixth largest city in Venezuela and the second planned city in all Latin America, and today is one of the biggest and most modern cities of this country. It is the home of important companies which are dedicated to the exploration and production of iron, aluminum and gold, it also lodges the major electricity company in the Venezuela. www.panamtours.com PanAmerican Travel Services 800.364.4359 * 801.364.4300 .
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