2006-12-15 05:46:15 · 13 answers · asked by Beloved 5 in Travel ➔ Latin America ➔ Venezuela
Venezuelan woman have won more Miss World/Miss Universe titles than any other country on earth.
And they sell great cafe zinho on the street corners in their towns.
Plus, they have the best bar in the world: Morrisons Bar, in Caracas.
What else do you wanna know?
2006-12-15 05:57:29 · answer #1 · answered by Panama Jack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
redrancherogirl - are you serious???? Chavez is stealing land to give to losers! The U.S. government is not making it look worse than it is! It is worse! In fact Venezuela is a disaster! How would you like to own a home (or several), only to have illegal squatters live there rent free while you're paying the mortgage???? Then to add insult to injury, how would you like some idiot like Chavez come along and give those squatters the deed to your home????? Yes - that's right!!! You're paying for it - they stealing it! Indeed Venezuela is a beautiful country - but it's been overrun and destroyed by Chavez and the peasants!
2006-12-15 14:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by Sven B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dictator, Hugo CHAVEZ, president since 1999, has promoted a controversial policy of "democratic socialism," which purports to alleviate social ills while at the same time attacking globalization and undermining regional stability. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, drug-related violence along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples. In other words a total danger to surrounding countries and the United States!!
2006-12-15 14:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by CommanderJim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The president of Venezuela is an exceptionally rude oaf- with a real need to spend time around more civilized and polite folk who might be able to influence him into acting like something other than a lunatic. But that is all I know about Venzuela.
2006-12-15 13:55:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Caracas is very dangerous- people get shot dead over nothing, and the cops are more dangerous than the gangs. Stay away from the cops.
But the city is also beautiful. If you know some local to show you around- do so.
Margarita Island is full of tourists and not that great- you can go to any other resort-dominated island to see that crap.
Angel falls are amazing- worth the 3 day trek to get there.
Los Roches are islands N of caracas- also beautiful. Highly reccomended.
People are nice in the villages. But anyone who doesn't speak perfect spanish is a gringo to them.
The women are only beautiful in pageants, in Caracas most of the women I saw were fat and short.
Colombian girls are much much hotter. (Cali and Medellin)
2006-12-15 13:48:55 · answer #5 · answered by The Ascending Serpent 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Dictatorship
2006-12-15 13:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been there and to Margarita Island. It was a while ago but I remember it was very green with a big divide between rich and poor.
2006-12-15 13:57:38 · answer #7 · answered by Katya-Zelen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear that the dictator is trying to get homes and food for the poor, and I think American government is trying to make it seem like a worse place than it really is.
2006-12-15 13:54:04 · answer #8 · answered by redrancherogirl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No,not personally.But I've heard she can be a little off-putting.
2006-12-15 13:49:32 · answer #9 · answered by Max 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fine nation. I have nothing against them.
2006-12-15 13:53:52 · answer #10 · answered by quatrapiller 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋