Venezuela Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in northern South America
About Venezuela
Venezuela is home to the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls and the second longest river in South America, the Orinoco. It also has the longest coastline to the Caribbean sea. Venezuela is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter and also has vast untapped reserves of natural gas. Ecologically, Venezuela is considered among the 20 Megadiverse countries of the planet; more than 40% of its national territory is covered by protected areas. Although geologically diverse, the effects of climate change have gravely affected Venezuela's ecodiversity. May 2024 marked the date of when the country became the first Andean country and one of the first in the modern world to lose all of itsglaciers. Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in the northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in
Venezuela Travel Guide Sections
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