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Contents 1 Major Ports 2 Anchorages & Moorings 3 Marinas 4 Charts 5 Customs & Immigration 6 Weather & Climate 7 Passages & Navigation 8 Tides & Currents 9 Radio & Communications 10 Safety & Security 11 Maritime Claims 12 Associations & Clubs 13 Shoreside 13.1 Things To Do 13.2 Public Holidays & Events 13.2.1 Public Holidays 13.3 Money 13.4 Consulates 13.4.1 USA 13.5 Health 13.6 Transportation 14 Publications 15 History 16 (B)logs 17 See Also 18 Picture Gallery

Venezuela is located in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana. It has 7,100 km of waterways and the Orinoco River, for 400km, and Lake de Maracaibo are navigable by oceangoing vessels.

[edit] Major Ports

• Bachaquero
• Bahia Boca De Las Piedras
• Bahia De Amuay
• Bahia De Pertigalete
• Bajo Grande
• Cabimas
• Caripito
• Carupano
• Catia La Mar
• Chichiriviche
• Ciudad Bolivar
• Cumana
• El Palito
• Guanoco
• Guanta
• Guiria
• La Salina
• Palua
• Porlamar
• Puerto Borburata
• Puerto Cumarebo
• Puerto De Hierro
• Puerto La Guaira
• Puerto Miranda
• Puerto Ordaz
• Puerto Pedernales
• Punta De Palmas
• San Lorenzo, Venezuela
• Amuay
• La Guaira
• Maracaibo
• Porlamar Bay, Isla Margarita
• Puerto Cabello
• Puerto La Cruz
• Punta Cardon

• Edo. Falcón

[edit] Anchorages & Moorings

Gulf of Paria

• Guiria
• Macuro
• Tucupita
• Pedernales
• Chaguaramas, Trinidad

[edit] Marinas

• Aqua Vi Marina
• Bahia Redonda
• Carenero Yacht Club
• Category:Edo. Falcón Marinas
• Category:Puerto La Cruz Marinas
• Category:Venezuela Uncategorized Marinas
• La Marina Maremares
• Marina Americo Vespucio
• Marina Carrasco
• Marina Cumanagoto
• Marina Cumanagoto, Cumana Puerto Sucre
• Marina Portofino
• Marina Puerto Cabello
• Marinas de Morrocoy
• PMO - Proyectos Marinos Orientales
• The Navy Yard

[edit] Charts

[edit] Customs & Immigration

[edit] Weather & Climate

tropical
*hot, humid
*more moderate in highlands but cold by the carribean sea

[edit] Passages & Navigation

[edit] Tides & Currents

[edit] Radio & Communications

• VHF Channel 16 for maritime emergencies
• Eastern Region Marinas..... Channel VHF 71
• Central Region Marinas...... Channel VHF 68
• VHF Channel 78 International: is mostly supported by the voluntary Corps of MSAR called CASMAR VENEZUELA. Can be contacted by this channel mostly on weekends.

• Single Side Band [SSB] - Venezuelan marinas stay tune on: 2638.0 , 2738.0 & 8291.0

[edit] Safety & Security

• See Venezuela Security Reports

• (June 10, 2007) - Because of political problems, many cruisers have opted to spend hurricane season elsewhere. Usually full marinas are now only partly full.

• See a map of safety areas

• Report any security problems to ONSA

• FCO Travel Advice

• email [sar[at]onsa.org.ve] to activate a emergency communication net. This email alarms over 20 related organizations Caribbean wide and will open a MSAR mission on your call.

• The RESCUE CENTER COORDINATOR MAIQUETÍA [RCC-MIQ] that can be contacted by phone: +58 - 212 - 355 1518, 355 1920. Venezuelan COASTGUARD should be on VHF radio channel 16 and HF radio on frequency 2182.0 [no English speaking operator reported]. The PORT OF CAPTAIN OFFICE should be on VHF Channel 16, (though not all are available 24hours). Venezuelan marinas stay tuned to SSB 2638.0 , 2738.0 & 8291.0

• Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacons [EPIRBs] are detected by RCC-SJU [Coast Guard San Juan, PR] not by Venezuelan authorities. If signal is within Venezuelan, MSAR takes responsibility.

[edit] Maritime Claims

territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 15 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

[edit] Associations & Clubs

[edit] Shoreside

[edit] Things To Do

• Travel to THE ANDES

Join Gioia Arellano who speaks fluent English in Merida for an action-pack week in The Andes. Enjoy comfortable accomodations with private baths in her sunny, airy, house in Centro Merida. Reservations are also available in recommended posadas and hotels.

Enjoy day tours of scenic towns surrounding Merida in her SUV. Follow her precise instructions for a jeep ride to Los Nevados, a night there in a posada, and then an adventure some four hour mule ride to meet the final leg of the longest cable car ride in the world.

Contact Gioia at (058) 0414-746-1121 or email her at gioia39@hotmail.com to join the 300 other cruisers who explored the Andes in the past ten years with her.

• Guacharo's Caves
• Angel Falls
• Colonia Tovar
• Orinoco Delta
• Gran Sabana

[edit] Public Holidays & Events

[edit] Public Holidays

• January 1st - New Years Day
• Carnival - 40 Days before Easter
• Easter - Easter Thursday to Sunday
• April 19th - Declaration of Independance
• May 1st - Labour Day
• May 29th - Bank Holiday
• June 24th - Battle of Carabobo
• July 5th - Independence Day (1811)
• July 24th - Birth of Simon Bolivar
• October 12th - Columbus Day
• December 17th - Death of Simon Bolivar
• December 24th - Christmas Eve
• December 25th - Christmas Day

[edit] Money

June 20th 2007 official rate is 2150 bs per dollar due to a government foreing exchange control. There is also a black market exchange reaching 3800 bs per dollar. Is this and advantage or disadventage?? A big big advantage !! For foreigners no so good for Venezuelans. You will get a discount (+/- 40%) on every Item or service that you purchase or contract here in Venezuela . How does it work?? Well the key thing is that you purchase every thing in bs. I will illustrated, say you are buying a dinghy a 12 feet AB or Caribe cost around 9,000,000 bs / 2,150 official rate = 4186 U$D reasonable right? Now 9,000,000 bs /3800 black market exchange = 2,368 U$D GREAT DEAL!!! . This will apply to any thing that you pay for in bs, imported items are diferent you may still find them a bit cheaper but remember those items are purchase with dollars by the retailers and more likely at blackmarket price. Be advised that blackmarket is ilegal but everyone does it, be careful exchanging in the streets (false notes, scams and rip off) Any questions or advise on this matter feel free to contact Charlie Alpha www.charliealpha.com.ve 0412 8597070 or VHF 72

bolivares per US dollar - 2,089.8 (2005), 1,891.3 (2004), 1,607 (2003), 1,161 (2002), 723.7 (2001)

Check out VenEcomomia for official and unofficial, Titulos Valores, exchange rates or here for description of how the unofficial rate is calculated.

[edit] Consulates

[edit] USA

chief of mission: Ambassador William R. BROWNFIELD
embassy: Calle F con Calle Suapure, Urbanizacion Colinas de Valle Arriba, Caracas 1080
mailing address: P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037 telephone: [58] (212) 975-9234, 975-6411 FAX: [58] (212) 975-8991

[edit] Health

[edit] Transportation

Buses

• Peli Express: 286-0144
• Executive Express: 267-8855
• Aerobus Venezuela: 267-8855
• Express Los LLanos: 267-0330

Airlines

• Avior: 286-6460/9681
• Aeropostal: 0-800-237 62527
• Aserca: 276-1933
• Aerotuy: 267-8072

[edit] Publications

[edit] History

Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, drug-related violence along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples.

[edit] (B)logs

[edit] See Also

Meat Cuts Of Venezuela

[edit] Picture Gallery

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