Los Llanos (Venezuela)
Los Llanos is the vast plains region covering much of central and southwestern Venezuela.
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Understand
Venezuela's Llanos is sparsely populated, mostly by tough farmers and cowboys living off the region's main activity, extensive cattle-ranching.
Get in
Get around
See
- Amazing wildlife including anacondas, the ubiquitous capybaras and caimans, hundreds of bird species, and the much rarer jaguars and anteaters. This is also the last stronghold of the Orinoco Crocodile.
- Stunning flat landscapes.
Do
- Go on a plains safari from at one of the ranches in the region.
- Dance to joropo - the traditional Llanos music.
Eat
- Chiguire, or capybara, meat.
- Venezuela's best beef
Sleep
Budget
Mid-range
- Posada Doña Bárbara, On the San Silvestre-San Rafael de Canaguá road in Barinas state, 60 minutes from the state capital, ☏ +58 251 269-2304 (Reservations), +58 273 552-3208 (Posada).