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Bookmark & shareWild West meets the Serengeti - Los Llanos is a land of cowboys and capybaras.
Sandwiched between the soul-stirring sky and the endless plains are two jewels of Los Llanos: the spectacular bird and animal life, and the rugged world of llaneros (Venezuelan cowboys), with the hypnoticly fast finger-picking of joropo music, and the lively coleo , the local version of a rodeo.
Not only does Los Llanos boast herds of capybara, slithering caimans, and skies full of scarlet ibis, it's also home to Venezuala's patron saint, Virgen de Coromoto, who miraculously appeared more than 350 years ago; the astonishing cathedral now draws pilgrims from every corner of the country.
Fast Facts
Population
2,000,000
Electrical Plugs
120V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Spanish
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -4
Country Dialing Code
+58
Weights & Measures
Metric
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