'''Los Llanos''' is the vast plains region covering much of central and southwestern Venezuela.

Regions

  • Apure
  • Barinas
  • Cojedes
  • Guarico
  • Portuguesa
  • Cities

  • San Fernando de Apure
  • Other destinations

    Understand

    Venezuela's Llanos is sparsely populated, mostly by tough farmers and cowboys living off the region's main activity, extensive cattle-ranching.

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    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

  • Hato La Fe. t km 51 of the Calabozo-San Fernando de Apure national highway, right at the entrance to the town of Corozopando, Guarico state. 58 (414) 3254188, +58 (414) 468874. nfo@posadahatolafe.com. ttp://www.posadahatolafe.com/.
  • Posada Dona Barbara. n the San Silvestre-San Rafael de Canagua road in Barinas state, 60 minutes from the state capital.. eservations: 0251 269-2304, 260-1200. Posada: 0273 552-3208. ttp://www.posadadonabarbara.com/.
  • Hato el Frio. 80km west of San Fernando. 240 8083662, 0416 5409420. lfriolosllanos@cantv.net. ttp://www.elfrioeb.com/. An excellent ranch and biological station
  • Hato El Cedral. ear Mantecal, in the lower Llanos of Apure. 3-hour drive from San Fernando, head towards Mantecal/Elorza. After passing through Mantecal take a left to Elorza and the ranch entrance is 15 mins down on the left. 212 7818995. nfo@elcedral.com. ttp://www.elcedral.com/.
  • Hato Pinero. n the central Llanos, southwestern Cojedes. 212 991-8935, 991-0079. atopinero@branger.com. ttp://www.hatopinero.com/.
  • Hato Araguaquen. n Cunaviche.

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