WELCOME TO VENEZUELA Combine a dash of color, a splash of light, the spice of Life, a chaser of youth and a kiss of beauty. Then add a pinch of contradiction. Stir in the Caribbean, the Andes and the Orinoco, and you have Venezuela. Or maybe you have just an inkling of an idea of what awaits the visitor to Venezuela...           BEEN THERE... DONE THAT... Dozens of illustrated feature stories from all corners of Venezuela, including the Andes, Llanos, Coast, Amazon and the wonders of the Gran Sabana. Plus 'Diamond's are a Boy's Best Friend,' 'The Comandante in his Labyrinth,' and 'The Food of Love.' More flavour than a tropical fruit shake...           JOURNEY TO ANGEL FALLS — VIDEO Travel by dugout up the beautiful river Carrao, meet the wildlife and people, and fly in a small plane to Venezuela's number one tourist destination.           NEW FILMS BY CARLO FERRARO Venezuelan film-maker Carlo Ferraro brings you excerpts from his odysseys across Venezuela: The Sacred Autana Mountain, Rafting the Orinoco and the blue hues of Los Roques.           BIRDS AND BIRDING IN VENEZUELA Top birder Chris Sharpe's guide — with a list of Venezuela's top ten birding sites, book and CD reviews, information on bird lists, as well as organisations to contact and details of country-wide conservation efforts.           CANAIMA NATIONAL PARK Canaima National Park, one of the most unique landscapes on Earth, harbours the world's tallest waterfall, Angel Falls: a near-kilometre freefall of water cascading from the mesa known as Auyan Tepuy, Devil's Mountain. Photos by Dominic Hamilton.         BACK ON THE GUIDEBOOK TRAIL... Dominic Hamilton updated the Venezuela chapter of the South American Handbook in 2005. The guide is the longest-running guidebook in English. He was in Venezuela in March for about six weeks of hectic travelling. The new edition was published in October 2005.
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