Venezuela Travel News

“I saw their performance and just thought: that is amazing. The sheer skill of the kids, the passion with which they played, and how good it would be to have something like that here”

STRINGS TO THEIR BOWS: Stirling's Big Noise musician teachers Robin Panter, Aimee Watt, Alison Gornall, Joelle Fenna and Jennifer Nicholson with a local resident. via The Herald

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Caracas, May 14 President Hugo Chavez said the huge oil reserves at Faja del Orinoco are behind the attacks on Venezuela and his government. via Prensa Latina

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“Our Forum is a critical space for convergence and for debate on strategies on sovereignty, peace and biodiversity, and for reaffirmation of democracy as a fundamental value”

The Pan-Amazon Social Forum, a gathering of thousands of activists from nine South American countries, gets underway Thursday in Ciudad Guayana, in southeast Venezuela, with a component of solidarity for ... via Inter Press Service

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“Historically and currently, there are a number of countries that don't exactly fall in line with the current administration or past administrations, and their citizens are still granted visas”

Photo courtesy of Julio Noguera Julio Noguera, right, poses with his dad, Cesar Noguera, sister Cindy Noguera and mom, Iraida Merlo de Noguera, for a photo before a graduation party in March for Julio in the ... via Columbia Daily Tribune

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A dissident former general has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for bombing attacks on Spanish and Colombian diplomatic missions in Venezuela's capital. via Guardian Unlimited

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“There was a great group in Frankfurt, and I really miss that”

Vicky Baker is travelling around Central and South America guided by the local people she meets on social networking websites. via Guardian Unlimited

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Venezuela increased the size of a dollar bond sale in the local market to $4 billion to meet stronger-than-expected demand. via Bloomberg

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“First, Chavez has agreed to work with me as a primary mediator. But he won't be the only one, obviously. And second, he said he was ready to help re-engage in negotiations.”

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, New Mexico Governor, Bill Richardson, left, shakes hands with Venezuela s President Hugo Chavez before a meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in ... via Las Cruces Sun-News

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Governor Richardson is looking to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for help in pressing for the release of 3 American hostages held by rebels in Colombia. via KCBD-TV Lubbock

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France is to launch a fresh bid Monday in its campaign to free Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage in the jungle by leftist rebels, the foreign ministry said. via Raw Story

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