Venezuela 2012

[L-ko]

Hi,

@Jan
Ich hoffe, Du hattest einen schönen Urlaub.
Willkommen zurück.

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@All

Few pictures near/from Isla Raton

Columbian shore near Buena Vista)

and Isla Raton (Venezuela, yellow pin: Map)

This should be a dock for different water levels.
Gone into operation, it is probably never.

On the Isla Raton can be very good complement provisions.
Beer you can buy to "normal prices".

To be continued

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

from Isla Raton to Rio Sipapo (to yellow marker without dot: Map).

Mouth from Rio Sipapo in Rio Orinoco.

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Moin,

our target: Raudal Caldero.
Some years ago friends caught holotype from Geophagus gottwaldi there.
We wanted to catch some. But there were not any.

Pictures near/from Raudal Caldero:

To be continued.

 

[bigbird]

thanks - good to be back. Had fun.
Nice pics as usual cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

On next day we took a trip to two opposing small tributaries (pink pin).

View to our camp.

Boats in the rapids seem like toys.

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

... at noon we were back at our camp. A little later two bongos came to the rapids. They brought tourists from Puerto Ayacucho to the (late) lunch and swimming. The "normal tourist" also probably penetrates more and more.

A few pictures from the afternoon / evening:

Our grill

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

on next morning:

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

from Rio Sipapo to Samaripo (pink marker without dot: Map), port approximately 60 km south of Puerto Ayacucho, at the beginning of Raudal Maypures:

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Arrival at the port of Samariapo (pink marker without dot)

Fitzcarraldo? - Original ship lies in Peru.

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From Samariapo we went back by car to Puerto Ayacucho, back in the everyday Venezuelan life.

On the Rio Ventuari you have not received the (normal) phone. On our first visit to San Fernando de Atabapo we had overtaken a bad news:
our flight back from Puerto Ayacucho to Maiquetia (Caracas) was canceled. On the flight one day late we could not leave us, the risk of missing our flight back to Germany would have been much too large.

We had ask the company that gave us the bongo to organize us a car / van for the trip to Maiquetia.

This was also done. However, five of us with the driver plus luggage - that would be about 30 ° C with the pick-up shown us become nothing.
For a night ride, the driver was not too enthusiastic - at least it was a matter of a certain cost. Fortunately, cook of our bongo still organize a comfortable van for reasonable cost.

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

before we startet the long journey by minibus to Maiquetia, we looked to a dealer in Puerto Ayacucho:

Hypancistrus furunculus (L 199)

Hypancistrus contradens

Zonancistrus sp. "L 52"

Pseudolithoxus anthrax (L 235)

To be continued.

 

[Ike]

WOW! I'd definitely want to stop in at that LFS!

 

[bigbird]

wow some nice fish. thks jk:thumbup:

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Our drive to Maiquetia started at 8:30.

Someone once said, since about 10 hours driving time. That would not quite fit for the nearly 1,000 km, was already clear.

At first step we went to El Burro, the ferry across the Orinoco. There we had only 30 minutes waiting time (red line: Map).

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

from the Orinoco River ferry we continued to San Fernando de Apure.

Crotophago ani

Quiscalus lugubris

Quiscalus lugubris

A picture for car-drivers.
The price is in Bolivar ( officially 1 EUR = 8 BSF, unofficially 1 EUR = 10 BSF )

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

in near from San Fernando de Apure:

Rio Apure

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

from San Fernando de Apure to Maiquetia:

Dam Guárico‎

Dam Guárico‎

Then there was for photos from the car too dark.

Between Caracas and Maiquetia then we were stuck in traffic.
They brought railscars on the highway from port to rail.

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

... we stand 45 minuts ... 15 minutes later we stand in our hotel.
This was nearly 23:00 = 14,5 hours drivetime.

On the next morning:

On afternoon we flyed back to Germany.

That' s all.

 

[bigbird]

wow ok 2 questions

1. how many days was your trip ?
2. did you take any fish home or not ?

danke Jk :thumbup:

 

[MUTLI]

mmmm beef

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

@Jan
1) Did you not count?
From Germany to Germany: 23
You can also see on the image names: first two digits are the number of day.

2) Yes. But I want do not tell more.

@Multi
Yes, there the beef was very good.
There are many grills on the side of the road, where you can buy beef.

Greetings
Elko