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Originally Posted by Simon R
Well Venezuela has opened it's borders this month after a year of having them closed. We will be in Colombia in a months time and will try and get a feel on the situation there, whether it is sensible to scoot across the southern part of the country into Brazil from Colombia.
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You don't have to go across the southern portion of VZ. It's possible to travel over the northern portion and avoid problems. In 2014 we drove from Maicao, Colombia into Maracaibo and spent the night in a hotel with a security garage. Next day went to Coro and again in a very nice hotel with security. Next day went to Colonia Tovar which is incredibly beautiful and safe. Then next day stopped in Santa Fe near Mochima - again in a secured lot. Then following day headed south to the Gran Sabana where we camped out in the open for a number of days - very safe area.
Just have a hotel destination in mind ahead of time so that you don't get messed up looking for a place to stay. If you stay in very nice hotels, you will be fine security wise. And on the road, it's hard to get into trouble when you are traveling 100km/h.
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