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Venezuela: Los Llanos

Los llanos are the floodplains of one of Latin America’s great river systems, the Orinoco. Like the Pantanal in Brazil, this area of sweeping grasslands and marshes cut through by rivers and punctuated by stands of tropical trees is shared between a vibrant wildlife (capybaras, anacondas, toucans, Scarlet ibis, Hyacinth macaws, parakeets all abound) and the livestock of the cattle ranches, or hatos, which colonise the region. Sparsely populated (cattle outnumber people) it’s the heart of the llanero cowboy culture, where rural human society lives harmoniously alongside one of Latin America's most extraordinary wildlife habitats.

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Signature Venezuela: Highlights of the Lost World

Private journey

13 days

Our insider tips for Los Llanos

Isabelle Mazille

Riding out on horseback on a wildlife-spotting safari from one of the hatos (cattle ranches) which welcome visitors. You’re bound to see a gamut of creatures from capybara to macaws and dozing alligators to giant jabirú storks.

Lina Fuller

Fishing for piranha in the rivers and lagoons of the llanos prairies. You might eat your catch later, though most of them are pretty small, and keep the sharp teeth as a souvenir.

Claire Milner

A silent boat trip at dawn to observe the community of birds wake up and spring into life.

Ben Line

A safari by open-sided truck, where your guide identifies the gallery of wildlife species you pass on your slow journey on the ranch’s lonely roads.

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“It is truly a small piece of paradise and, if heaven is not as good, God please let me ascend to Hato Pinero….. with my partner and my dogs.”

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AW, Innishannon | March 2014

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