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Tour the fog forests atop tepui summits and waterfalls near Angel Falls in Venezuela's Guiana Highlands
The cloud forests and Angel Falls of Venezuela.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Delve into Venezuela's hydroelectric plants on the Orinoco River
Learn about the use of hydroelectric plants on the Orinoco River in Venezuela, which...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Watch cattle ranchers in Llanos, Venezuela, perform controlled burns to make grazing possible for their herds
Ranchers in Venezuela raising cattle on the Llanos.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Traverse the skies, forests, and rivers around the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall: Angel Falls in southeastern Venezuela
Time-lapse video of Angel Falls, southeastern Venezuela.
Video: © Mattia Bicchi Photography, www.mattiabicchiphotography.com (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
Images
Venezuela
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Venezuela
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Angel Falls, a waterfall in the Guiana Highlands of southeastern Venezuela.
G. De Steinheil/Shostal Associates
Venezuela
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Physical features of Venezuela
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
tablelands, southern Venezuela
Tablelands called
tepuis
rise behind Hacha Falls on the Carrao River, in...
©Tony Morrison/South American Pictures
Orinoco River, Venezuela
Orinoco River near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela.
Carl Purcell
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
Houses on stilts on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Karl Weidmann—Photo Researchers
Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
age fotostock/SuperStock
Caracas, Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela.
Jeremy Woodhouse—Digital Vision/Getty Images
church of San Francisco, Coro, Venezuela
Church of San Francisco in Coro, Venezuela.
© Don Perucho/stock.adobe.com
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Street scene in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
© Wilfredo Rodríguez (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
Don Quixote
ballet
Don Quixote
ballet, Teresa Carreño Theatre, Caracas.
© Wilfredo Rodríguez (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
Caribbean Series
The Caracas (Venezuela) Lions baseball team celebrating a victory in the Caribbean...
© Eduardo Morales—EPA/REX/Shutterstock.com
bullfighting; matador
A matador wearing a colourful
traje de luces
, or suit of lights, at a bullfight...
© Wilfredo Rodríguez (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar, contemporary English stipple engraving.
North Wind Picture Archives
Gen. José Antonio Páez
Gen. José Antonio Páez.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Venezuela
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Smoke over South America on March 27, 1998.In...
Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA
Leftist governments in Latin America.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Northern Andes and the Orinoco River basin
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Flag of Venezuela (1864–2006).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Audio
National anthem of Venezuela
The instrumental version of the national anthem of Venezuela.
Interactives
Venezuela: Urban-rural
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Venezuela: Ethnic composition
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Venezuela: Age breakdown
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Venezuela: Religious affiliation
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Venezuela: Major export destinations
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Venezuela: Major import sources
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