Los Llanos (Venezuela)

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



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

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