Saturday, January 19, 2008
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Guarapita does it for me...
- Russell Maddicks
- After 12 years of adventuring in Venezuela I came back to try my luck in the UK. Although I try to visit Venezuela as often as I can it does tug at my heart strings some nights that I am too far from Choroni to hear the tambores on the malecon. Fortunately my job as a journalist in England allows me to follow Venezuelan and Latin American developments and keep my Spanish up to scratch. The UK is also a good place to do research and meet other like-minded Latin-America-philes for proper rum and salsa sessions.
Past posts
- Jungle Adventures on the Casiquiare in New Book
- Catatumbo Lightning - a Venezuelan Mystery
- "Chevere, Pana!" - Speak like a Venezuelan
- Yanomami die in swine flu outbreak
- Help Angel Falls become one of the 7 Natural Wonders
- For Munchies in Bournemouth Try Sandra's Arepas
- Rum cocktails - El Ritual
- The Dolphin People - Novel set in Venezuelan jungle
- Pixar's Up launches video game set in Venezuela
- Birdwatching in Venezuela - Interview with Chris Sharpe
- Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero plays at Obama inauguration
- New Pixar movie "Up" explores Venezuela's Lost World
- Paragliding in Merida - On a Wing and a Prayer
- Venezuelan poetry: Rafael Cadenas - Las Paces
- Make Angel Falls one of the 7 Wonders of Nature
- Maria Lionza - Legend or Folk Myth?
- Recipe: Carne Mechada- Shredded Beef
- Cornmeal Cravings and Harina Pan
- Pabellon Criollo - Venezuela's National Dish
- On the Caura River: Yekuana, Yarake and Yellow Clay
- Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory brings Venezuelan cacao to UK
- Los Llanos: Hato El Cedral - Wildlife Paradise
- Cueva del Guacharo: Going underground with the odd-looking oilbird
- Video: Cueva del Guacharo
- Jimmie Angel and Angel Falls
- Angel Falls: Base Jump Video
- Angel Falls video from the BBC series Planet Earth
- British Legion and Irish fighters in Independence Wars
- Chuao: In Search of the World's Finest Cocoa Beans
- Choroni: Beach, drums and body surfing
- Canaima: Pemon Spirit of Death
- My blog about Venezuela's indigenous groups: Yanomami, Pemon, Panare, Wayuu, Yecuana
- My blog about Venezuelan Music
Venezuelan Music
- La Vida Boheme - Radio Capital
- Calypso Carnival in El Callao
- Mermelada Bunch - Hijos de la Cerveza
- Los Amigos Invisibles - Vivire Para Ti
- Documentary - El Carrao de Palmarito
- Legend of the Llanos - El Carrao de Palmarito
- CD Review: The Rough Guide to Venezuelan Music
- Expresion Larense - Golpe Tocuyano
- CD Review - Fiesta: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
- Mermelada Bunch - Comando Borracho
- Simon Diaz - Alma Llanera
- Los Amigos Invisibles - Mentiras
- Musica Llanera: Conjunto Hato Cedral - Pajarillo
- Los Telecaster - Dandy Boy
- Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero plays at Obama inauguration
- Salsa: Oscar D'Leon y Wladimir - Que Cosa Tan Linda
- Salsa: Ray Perez y Los Dementes - Gallo Gallina
- Musica Llanera: Fabiana Ochoa - Carrao Carrao
- Nestor Zavarce: Faltan Cinco Pa' Las Doce
- Gaitas: Astolfo Romero - Una Florecita
- Salsa: Orquesta Magia Caribena - El Jaleo
- Salsa: Orquesta Magia Caribena - Cocolia
- Salsa: Orquesta Magia Caribena - Federico Boogaloo
- Simon Diaz honoured at Latin Grammy Awards
- Kotebel: Venezuela's spaciest symphonic rock band
Venezuelan Food and Drinks
- Rum cocktails - El Ritual
- Guayoyo o tetero, flaco? - Venezuelan coffee glossary
- Willie's Venezuelan cacao rebranded in UK
- Arepa & Co - UK's only Arepera in Camden Market
- La Reina Pepiada - The Curvy Queen of Arepas
- Arepa de Maiz Pelao: Making arepas the hard way
- Recipe: Carne Mechada - Shredded Beef
- Recipe: Perico - Venezuelan Scrambled Eggs
- Recipe: How to Make Arepas
- Recipe: Black beans
- El Levanton - Man enough for a Merengada?
- Traditional Lunch with Los Amigos Invisibles
- Eating at an Arepera - Glossary
- Cornmeal Cravings and Harina Pan
- Pabellon Criollo - The National Dish
- My blog about Venezuelan Cuisine
2 comments:
Great pictures; it's a pity Los Llanos is only getting 16% of your poll so far but I guess it's not on most people's list! For me it's one of the most special places and your photos brought back many memories (spent several years there many moons ago)
I get back now and again for work, as you do, and the nostalgia of a wonderful part of my life hits me like a physical impact.
Cheers
SO
I lived in Hato el Cedral for a year, studying anacondas (and birds, and otters, people). I MISS IT very much, it pulls at my heart strings, it is both simple and spectacular all at the same time. It is a magnificent animal paradise, for sure. However, if you want to be treated better as a tourist, I highly suggest Hato El Frio, which is a ~couple hours east (and thus a shorter drive from San Fernando).
Los Llanos are a spectacular place to visit, just like the Pantanal but closer to get to (unless you live in Antartica).
Renee
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