Puerto Ayacucho

Puerto Ayacucho is the political capital and more big city of the state of Amazonas to the Venezuela. It was founded the December 9th 1924 by the engineer-geologist Santiago Aguerreverre . It is located on the banks of the Orénoque, opposite the Colombian village of Casuarito.

In 1997 its population was of approximately: 70000 inhabitants, for the majority of the Mongrel of indigenous and Spanish stock. Some indigenous tribes also live in the surroundings, in particular the Yanomami, Bari, Piaroa, and the Guajibo. Let us stress that the army ( el Ejército in Spanish) is also based here, as well as the navy ( Armada in Spanish). The national forces make basic campaigns intensity against the incursions and the drug traffickers coming from the Colombia near.

Tourist interest

Currently the economy is carried by the Tourisme as well national as international. The climate is equatorial and the surrounding rain forest one of is explored and most virgin of planet. Moreover one is not far from the Tepuy S containing some of the microsystems most recently discovered and studied.

Since Puerto Ayacucho, cruisings are organized on Orénoque and the Canal of Casiquiare located at only two hundred kilometers more in the south (natural river which connects the two principal river systems of South America, the the Amazon and the Orénoque).

To 90 km in the east of Puerto Ayacucho is the higher second falls of water of Venezuela, the fall Yutaje which falls of almost 700 meters height. Very close the tourist base of Yutaje with its own airport in the jungle is.

Walks and excursions in boat can be organized, from the city, towards the surrounding forest.

It is necessary to notice the abundance of the population of Ara S, whose macaw will chloroptera . One finds there also Jaguar S, Dauphin S, many monkeys and even more birds.

Let us note in plus :

of many thermal spas (Tobogán of Selva, Culebra, Pozo Azul, Pozo Crystal, Cataniapo, Agua Linda)
an indigenous culture very present, and the existence of an ethnological museum.

Airport

National Airport of Puerto Ayacucho. AV Orinoco, Puerto Ayacucho, estado Amazonas, Such: 58 (248) 321-0477.

Random links: