Venezuela

__ **Welcome to Venezuela!** __

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 * INTRODUCTION:**


 * Location:**

longitude: 71°0'W

latitude: 11°30'N

What countries surround Venezuela? Brazil, Colombia and Guyana surround Venezuela.

What ocean surrounds Venezuela? The Caribbean Sea surrounds Venezuela.

What mountains surround Venezuela? No mountains surround Venezuela.


 * Background information:**

Population- 28,384,000

Capital- Caracas

Summer Climate- rainy and wet

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Languages- Spanish, indigenous

Race- Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, Indigenous

Religion- Roman catholic

Life expectancy- 73.7

Biggest important festivals or holidays-

Independence day: July 5, a group of nationalists proclaimed Venezuela's independence fro Spain.

Símon Bolívars birthday: July 24, He led Venezuela and many other countries. The Venezuleans mark the birthday of "The Great Liberator" with parades and ceremonies.

Velorio de Cruz: May 3, marks he discovery by St. Helena in 326 CE.

**History:**

Old
 * In ancient times, Venezuela was paradise to Indians. They lived on the beaches, in tropical forests, and in grasslands.

New
 * Christopher Columbus was the first European to visit Venezuela in 1498.
 * In 1914 Venezuela Venezuela had their first oil gusher drilled near Maracibo.


 * In 1929 Venezuela was the worlds largest exporter of oil


 * In 1811 Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.

**Politics:**
The president of Venezuela is Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías. He was elected January 10, 1998, and has been president since. Venezuela is a democracy, in fact they are south America's oldest democracy.

Saturday, July 12, 2011 7:00 AM Depart from school and arrive at airport 9:00 AM Board plane and have a relaxing flight to Caracas airport 10:30 AM Arrive at Caracas airport, and drive to Caracas palace hotel 11:30 AM Arrive at the hotel 12:00 PM Experience the food of Caracas, Venezuela for lunch 1:15 PM Be educated about the art in Venezuela at the museo de Arte contemporáno 2:45 PM Relax and travel around the hotel 3:15 PM Go around with chaperon to explore beyond the hotel, to different shops. 4:45 PM Meet together and take cable cars to Mt Avila to experience the view of Caracas 6:15 PM Dinner at the Maute Grill 7:30 PM Rest and chat 9:00 PM Go to your hotel room 10:00 PM Lights out
 * Itinerary **

Sunday, July 13, 2011 8:00 AM wake up 8:30 AM Have a delicious breakfast at the Sur Neufuorid fusion 9:30 AM Expierence 3 hours of service for a program called Travel Works 12:30 PM Lunch at Resturate la Atarraya 1:30 PM Rest at hotel 3:00 PM Shop at the biggest shopping mall in Venezuela C.C Sambil 5:00 PM Arrive at hotel and have dinner 6:15 PM Play at the park called Parque del este 8:15 PM Rest at the hotel 9:15 PM Lights out

Monday, July 14, 2011 8:00 AM Wake up and pack for Barcelona 8:30 AM Breakfast at the hotel 9:15 AM Drive to Barcelona 10:30 AM Check in to our hotel, Ponta Palma hotel and drop off bags 10:45 AM Relax at Coralito beach 1:00 PM Lunch at Gran Plancio Gastronomico 2:15 PM Go to Barcelona's Cathedral 3:15 PM Visit casa fueste, a historical monument 4:15 PM Go back to hotel 5:45 PM Dinner at Gron Palacio. This Restaurant serves the traditional food of Venezuela quality fish and shellfish. Also they will serve the national food of Venezuela pabellon, which is made up of stewed and shredded meat together with rice, black beans and banana. Also they might have some arepas, which is a type of bread.

7:00 PM Go back to the hotel and relax at the pool and other activities 9:15 PM bed time, pack bags because we leave early in the morning for Puerto la Cruz!

Thursday, July 15, 2011 7:45 AM Wake up and have breakfast at the hotel 8:45 AM Drive to Puerto la Cruz 9:45 AM Arrive at the Gran hotel in Puerto la Cruz 10:15 AM Have a fun and relaxing Boating trip, In the channel of el morro 12:30 PM Have lunch at Barvla Tapa 1:45 PM Go to the Beach PLaya Martianez 4:00 PM Go back to the hotel to get ready for dinner 5:45 PM Have dinner at La Orquidea 7:00 PM Enjoy the sunset back at the hotel 8:30 PM Pack bags because we leave for Magarita! 9:30 PM Lights out

Friday, July 15, 2011 6:00 AM Wake up 6:15 AM Have breakfast at the hotel 7:00 AM Drive to Mochihla, National park 7:45 AM Take a ferry to Margarita island 12:45 PM Arrive, and go to lunch at Viña del Mar 1:45 PM Check into hotel la Samonna 2:45 PM Relax at the beach la playa el aguas 4:00 PM Take a Windsurfing lesson at Windfind! 5:00 PM Explore the island 6:00 PM Dinner and show at sevillanas 9:00 PM Go back to the hotel and then go to bed

Saturday, July 16, 2011 8:00 AM Wake up 8:30 AM Drive to breakfast at La Casa de Esther 9:15 AM Go back to the hotel, pack bags 9:45 AM Drive to airport 11:30 AM Board plane, and we hope you enjoyed the trip!

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 * Conclusion **

On this trip you will experience venezuelan food, culture and much more. Venezuela has many foods that you have not tried before. There are many traditional and popular foods in venezuela, starting with that arepa. The arepa is the most famous dish from Venezuela, and is a cornmeal cake that can be grilled, baked or fried. Also you can experience the cachapa, the cachapa is similar to the american pancake, but much thinner. The conchapa consists of corn, sugar, salt and oil. I really hope that you will enjoy the food on this trip, push your self to try something new! On this trip to venezuela you will learn about the culture. You will go to museums and learn about the art, and you will experience many different cultural events. I hope that you have a fun time on this trip, and learn a lot !

**Bibliography**

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=By: Patty, and Frances=