Puerto Ayacucho Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Puerto Ayacucho
Puerto Ayacucho was founded to facilitate the transport of goods past the Atures Rapids on the Orinoco River in the late 19th century (mostly rubber). The Venezuelan army and navy are based here. The climate is equatorial and the surrounding rainforests are some of the world's least explored and most untouched. The nearby forested mountains (tepuis) contain some of the world's least investigated microsystems. 90 km to the east is the second highest waterfall in Venezuela, the 2,200 ft (670 m) Yutaje Falls. The surrounding rainforest contains some facilities for tourists, including an airstrip, and the area also has a large population of greenwing macaws, Ara chloroptera. There are also jaguars, pink river dolphins, numerous monkeys and other bird life. The inhabitants are mostly mestizo –
Top Attractions in Puerto Ayacucho
Explore the best things to see and do in Puerto Ayacucho:
- ★Ethnological Museum of Amazonas "Monsignor Enzo Ceccarelli"
- ★Tobogán de la Selva
Puerto Ayacucho Travel Guide Sections
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