This guide includes a section detailing Venezuela's history, nine features covering the country's life and culture, ranging from its pop culture to its devil dancers, a region-by-region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of photographs and 21 maps.
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Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps
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Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-981-234-953-8 (9789812349538)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Maps: Venezuela; Central Caracas; Greater Caracas; El Litoral; Los Roques; El Oriente; Isla de Margarita; West Coast States; Valencia; Zulia; Maracaibo; Andes; Merida; Los Llanos; Delta Amacuro; Bol var & Gran Sabana; Ciudad Bol var; Angel Falls; Amazonas. Introduction & History: A Lust for Living; A Country of Surprises; Decisive Dates; Beginnings; Independence; The Oil Rush; After the Boom. Features: The Venezuelans; Pop Culture; Fiestas; Venezuelan Cuisine; Spectator Sports; Participant Sports; Beneath the Waves. Places: Introduction; Caracas; El Litoral; Los Roques; El Oriente; Isla Margarita; West Coast States; Lara; Northern Zulia; The Andes; The Llanos; Guayana Region; Delta Amacuro; Northern Bolivar; La Gran Sabana; Amazonas. Picture Stories: Devil Dancers; Beach Life; Life on the Llanos; The Lost World. Information Panels: Aguirre the Mad; The British Legion; A Society Divided; Cacao - brown gold; Colonia Tovar; Von Humboldt; The Llaneros; Jimmie Angel; Amazon Peoples. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Caracas A-Z; Isla Margarita; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Nightlife; Language; Further Reading.
