Historic Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena was founded in 1533. It was built as a Spanish base for the conquest of the South American continent. Throughout its early history, Cartagena […]
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
Lake Maracaibo, on the northwestern coast of Venezuela, is the largest lake in South America. It is 5,130 square miles and stretches about 130 miles […]
Caracas, Venezuela
Caracas is the center of Venezuela’s political, scientific, cultural, and intellectual life. With 440 years of history behind it, the Caracas of today is a […]
Spectacled Bears
The spectacled bear is called el oso frontino in Spanish. It is the only remaining species of bear that is native to South America. The […]
Tolima Gold
The world’s most famous gold museum is in Bogotá, Colombia. The museum has an impressive collection of the gold works of Colombia’s pre-colonial civilizations. Among […]
Angel Falls, Venezuela
In 1933, an adventurous American bush pilot named Jimmy Angel flew up the canyon of the Río Churún Merú. Below him he saw a great […]
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez is regarded as one of the most important authors of the twentieth century. In 1982, he became the first Colombian […]
What is a World Heritage Site?
As you explore eScape, you will come across many references to UNESCO World Heritage sites. You might be wondering what this means, or what qualifies […]
The Orinoco River Basin
The Orinoco River, one of the longest rivers in South America, begins in the Parima Mountains on the border of Brazil and Venezuela, continues as […]
Venenzuela’s Hydropower
With vast petroleum deposits and an abundance of natural gas, Venezuela possesses great electric power potential, so it may not come as a surprise that […]