Written by Henrik Bratfeldt | 22 April 2010-2011

Colonia Tovar
This unique place, located in Aragua, preserves the architecture and taste typical German yet.

The warm climate of this mountain village breathing varies between 10° C to 22° C with an average of 16.8 ° C and frequent fog, especially at dawn and evening. Temperature is one of the most delicious things in this haven of peace which, though full of people and passed on Saturdays and Sundays, still retains its magic, it is always a quiet corner, cozy and quiet to relax and enjoy the tranquility of nature, its flavor wood, pine and a typical German meal.

For those who like adventure and ecology, it is good to know that the Colonia Tovar is located within the boundaries of the Pico Codazzi Natural Monument and near the Henri Pittier National Park and the Rancho Grande Biological Station is a museum with a zoo species in the area. In addition to an instructive trail interpretation of biological processes that occur in the cloud forest.

Written by Henrik bratfeldt | 22 February 2010-2011

Caracas at the height of a ski resort, a feast of skyscrapers, statues, American cars and neon stretching across the mountains.
Since the discovery of oil in the 1920s, almost three million Venezuelans, or one in 10 people have migrated here. For years, they spent wildly, played baseball and shopping in Miami. Then in 1994, the economy crashed, and all that remains are luxury homes and almost three million color TV sets.
Now there's a new face among the peeling paint. Gaucho meat and has the frequency characteristics shown in the paratrooper beret. Those who now live in cardboard, President Hugo Chávez is a savior, but to everyone else, he is the God of the poor.
In all their banners proclaim the revolution. On our first night we saw his Sunday television program. He was still jet slogans when we returned for dinner three hours later. Venezuela, which states, will be the new rich in Cuba.
Caracas seems to have it all in its path. Your city is too dramatic to stop a war of words upset them. Therefore, the party continues. People are more attractive now than before because of the oil bonanza. Although our hotel was the style as something that happened before (black uniforms and Perspex chairs), was smaller and - even in its name (the hotel) seemed to be courting the dark. Others only in part, in their small world.
Vendors ran in and out of traffic and sale of beverages chupi chupi. While the middle classes have simply changed their activities in a parallel black market $. But most of all the free content was the cult of Maria Lionza. These scripts through a six-lane highway to get to their central reservations and worship of his idol, a voluptuous naked goddess astride a rampant tapir.
We were fascinated by this revolution fought in posters. It alone probably justifies a visit to Venezuela - although Americans do not believe it. For them, the word "socialism" sounds like Anthrax or approaching storms. Who have fled, taking with them a strong part of the tourist trade. Already in 1912, thanks to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Venezuela achieved stardom as The Lost World. Is now about to disappear for real?
I soon realized that, beyond Caracas, such disputes were overshadowed by human nature. Columbus called Venezuela "Land of Grace", and he had not even seen an airplane. Some early explorers is beyond the Stilt huts on the coast, it became "Venezuela", or "Little Venice".
From the air, however, could not see more or less great Venetian. Caracas was reduced to a pinhead, and a large green dome on the planet shining upwards through the cloud. The large green everything was disconcerting - savannah, jungle and hot gases cool mountain forests. No wonder so many little creatures had chosen to miss it. In terms of biodiversity, Venezuela ranks number 11 in the world. Welcome to a grfeat place.