'''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.
Talk
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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
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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