 DID YOU KNOW THAT…? |
The Angel Falls is the highest water fall in the world, at one mile high. They were originally discovered from the air. It is more than twenty times higher than the Niagara Falls.
The Vice-President of the Republic is also a poet who has written several books, the latest being "Antologia Poetica".
The first and only territory Columbus stepped on in the American continent during his forth attempt at finding land was Venezuela.
President Chavez was the leader of the attempted coup d'etat in 1992 and spent 2 years in prison .
| Venezuela is the name that Spaniards gave to the land surrounding Lake Maracaibo after the wooden houses that the natives built on the waters edge reminded them of the view of Venice.
Simon Bolivar, the hero of the independence war against the Spanish army was born in Venezuela. He always dreamt of a unified South America.
Venezuela's Miss Venezuela Pageant is the most widely watched TV program of the year, often capturing 66 percent of the viewing audience.
Venezuela, is the sixth-largest oil producer in the world, possesses more proven oil reserves than any other country outside the Middle East.
In Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, it is customary for the streets to be blocked off on Christmas Eve so that the people can rollerskate to church. |
