The Weather

2 Feb 2010

A TRIP TO VENEZUELA

     Venezuela is located in the North of South America. It is a country full of beauties and contrasts. Now we want you to enjoy its nature, its history and geography, and to get the country facts. Prepare your trip to Venezuela. Make Venezuela yours. A country to love...
     1.  FROM VENEZUELA
     Firstly, let's go to locate Venezuela in our wonderful planet...
I wonder if you can locate yours, can you? 
(Then just tick on  here)
     2.  THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY
     Maybe you have wondered where the name of Venezuela comes from. In the picture to the right, you can see houses over the water, in the Sinamaica lagoon (Zulia state), close to Maracaibo. When the first explorers arrived, those houses reminded them Venice. Then, they called the region "Little Venice", which in Spanish was Venezuela.

3.  WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THIS COUNTRY?
1) Nature: Venezuela has a diverse geography: beaches, plains, mountains. The weather also varies very much from one place to another. There is something for each taste. Have a look at what we are presenting you>

2) A brief history in images: Watch the following gallery of pictures and search on the web who are the people you can see. Write the answer in this answer sheet
3) Venezuela Nowadays: Most European countries enjoy from strong democracies but, unfortunately, in this country the democratic system is being spoiled by its current president Mr Chaves. Have a look to this presentation and write a brief summary of it (60 words).

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