Trips to Venezuela

TRIPS TO VENEZUELA:

Official name: Bolivariana republic of Venezuela

Population: 24.170.000 inhabitants with a densidad of 20 inhabitants by square km.

Extension: 916.445 km square

Capital: Caracas

Political system: Presidentialist republic. President Hugo Chaves.

Currency: Bolivar 1 (Versus) = 100 pennies. In isolate places it is difficult to change tickets of greater value.

Language: The official language is the Spanish.

Climate: In Venezuela the tropical Climate predominates what it turns into tourist destiny all the year. There are only two stations. The dry station or summer (of December to May) and the rainy station or winter (of May to November). The dry station is most suitable to generally make trips to Level or the Great Savannah and for the observation of birds and fauna, since the animal are concentrated in the little water sources to drink.

However, the rainy season is the best one to visit Salto de Angel that increases much its volume. In order to enjoy beaches any station it is good. The elevated points more of the $andes have eternal snows; in this region the nights are always cold and the warm days. The states of Bolivar, Delta Amacuro and Amazon are rainiest. The Annual Average Temperature is of 24ºC, although it depends on the altitude.

Holidays: 1 of January, New Year; Carnival: Previous Mondays and Tuesdays to the Ash Wednesday in February/March; Easter: From Tuesday Santo to the Good Friday (March/April); Declaration of Independence: 19 April; Day of the Work: 1 of May; Birth of Bolivar: 24 of June; Discovery of America: 12 October; Christmas: 25 of December

Vaccines: They do not esxiten bovine obligatory for Venezuela unless it is come from zones with danger. It is recommended to have to the day vaccines against the tetanuz, yellow fever and hepatitis, as well as some treatment antimalaria. If the prophylaxis is had predicted to remain a time prolonged in the sylvan zones is recommendable anti-malaria and in some cases and certain zones, quimioprofilaxis. A greater detail to consult with Outer Health in: Madrid: C Francisco Silvela, 56 Tlfno: 91 401 6839 or in www.mae.es.

Necessary documentation: For the citizens of Spanish nationality passport with a minimal validity is only needed 60 days from the day from entrance to the country.

Security: As it happens in other countries, problems of security in some zones of their more populated cities exist. Of course upon some areas of the City of Caracas reason why it agrees to avoid them. Nevertheless the most tourist zones of the country, associated to the Tourism of Nature are entirely safe.

Hour difference: - 4 hours GMT (-5 hours with respect to Spain).

How to arrive: Direct and daily flights to Caracas.