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CATALINA - AquaOdysseas: The Living Travel Guide
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30 minute AquaOdysseas presents Santa Catalina Island! Only 22 miles off the coast of southern California, this beautiful island getaway provides many adventures for visitors from fishing and diving to parasailing and relaxing. Know before you go to Catalina using our 3D interactive map and at the press of a button learn in depth knowledge of the best the island has to offer. A fully interactiv...
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Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe
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In her fiction debut, Doreen Baingana follows a Ugandan girl as she navigates the uncertain terrain of adolescence. Set mostly in pastoral Entebbe with stops in the cities Kampala and Los Angeles, Tropical Fish depicts the reality of life for Christine Mugisha and her family after Idi Amin’s dictatorship. Three of the eight chapters are told from the point of view of Christine’s two older sist...
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Venezuela is located on the northern tip of South America, bordered by Colombia to the west, Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the north. The country also has the highest waterfall in the world and has the largest lake in South America. Venezuela has an area of slightly more than 900,000 square kilometers and is divided into 23 states.
Thanks to its location in Ecuador, the climate in Venezuela has little variation consists of two dry and wet seasons. The rainfall season is from May to November and dry season lasts from December to April. Temperatures vary between 22C and 32C maximum, with an average temperature of 27C. Temperatures are lower in the higher regions, especially in the Andes, where jackets are required. In the rest of the country, temperatures do not vary much in Caracas has an average temperature of 24C.
The capital of Venezuela Caracas which is in Mount Avila, which has a height of 7,800 feet and is about 3,000 meters altitude. The beautiful Parque Nacional El Avila is on one side of the valley and the rugged hills and densely populated neighborhoods south are on the other side.
There are several parks in Caracas, including: Parque del Este (East Park), one of the parks most popular among riders who are often before dawn. It has a small zoo and artificial lakes to paddle in the park filled with mahogany trees, the source of Venezuela and is a magnificent sculpture of the Venezuelan writer Teresa de la Parra. The Botanical Garden which belongs to the Central University of Venezuela has many kinds of vegetation, is located in south Los Caobos.
Canaima National Park is located in the southeastern state of Bolivar, in an area called Gran Sabana, about 225 km from the Orinoco River. Antigua Tepuyes Control Board position between the mountains forest and savanna in the region, offering the unique ecosystems that are inhabited by the endemic vegetation and animals. A natural wonders of Venezuela is Salto Angel (Angel Falls), located in the Canaima National Park. This is the highest free-falling waterfall in the world to 3212 m with a steady decline of 2421 ft
National Park Archipelago of Los Roques is located in the Caribbean Sea, 176 km north of Caracas. It is one of the largest marine parks nationals in the Caribbean, with notable splendid beaches of white sand and clear Crystal Waters warm colors. It consists of 50 islands, islets and coral reefs. Mangroves and coral formations occupy a lake surrounded by Los Roques. El Gran Roque, the island has about 150 fishermen and their families.
The delta of the Orinoco is a must for lovers of the river, is one of the regions largest delta in the world. This vast wetland is mostly covered one of the most dense, complex and diverse forests in the world, inhabited by abundant wildlife of tropical birds and monkeys, reptiles, dolphins of river otters and fish. The Warao Indians live along rivers in what is known as communities of houses on stilts, that hunting fishing fruit collection and traditional crafts.
Avila National Park was declared in 1960 and is popular with local hikers and lovers fitness. There are about 200 km of hiking trails and most of them are well marked. There are a dozen entries that flow into the park from Caracas, near the beginning of Avenida Boyaca, commonly known as Cota Mil. No matter how you decide to use a short climb leads to a guardhouse, which is where we pay an entrance fee to the small park. Information and maps with trails marked and available.
Are fantastic opportunities for scuba diving in Venezuela, which has the longest coastline in the Caribbean. The three national marine parks of Los Roques, and it dives Mochima Morrocoy, both beginners and experienced divers. There are some stunning drop-offs, beautiful coral formations and a colorful variety of marine life, caves and loans old wrecks to explore.
Margarita Island is located 38 km north of mainland Venezuela with access easy ferry and air-plane. The island is divided into two parts which are united by a surface of 24 kilometers of sand that separates the sea from the Restinga National Park Lagoon. There are approximately 167 km of coastline offers an abundance of beautiful unspoilt beaches and the island is small, only 28 kilometers at its widest point and long term only 80 miles, is easy to move and if you want, you can visit a different beach each day.
The average temperature the island is 27C and average annual rainfall of 27 inches gives predominantly dry landscapes with some wooded areas and fertile valleys. Most 300,000 who live in villages on the eastern coast of the island where the capital of Asuncion and the refuge Porlamar buyers. Macanao Peninsula located on the west side of the island. It is sparsely populated and because it limits the availability of water, has seen little development in its infrastructure tourism.