Ciudad Bolivar was the stepping stone to the tours for Canaima and the Orinoco Delta. The capital of the Bolivar state was the poorest urban village I visited during the holiday. http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1629-Dilapidated-Building/140196304_zNQvx-Ti.jpg http://mindspill.smugmug.com/gallery/2651733_2FNon/ 2007-04-01T03:29:23Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Most of the houses with a decent painting are pastel coloured.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140190489_84amV" title="Most of the houses with a decent painting are pastel coloured."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1618-Pastel-colour-houses/140190489_84amV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Most of the houses with a decent painting are pastel coloured." title="Most of the houses with a decent painting are pastel coloured." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T12:52:01Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1618-Pastel-colour-houses/140190489_84amV-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:42:39 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Roof top view with the Orinoco River in the background</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140191246_NSaGa" title="Roof top view with the Orinoco River in the background"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1619-Roof-tops/140191246_NSaGa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Roof top view with the Orinoco River in the background" title="Roof top view with the Orinoco River in the background" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T13:37:12Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1619-Roof-tops/140191246_NSaGa-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:41:35 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />This is the only bridge in that crosses Orinoco River. The bridge's length is 1678m</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140191874_yE23h" title="This is the only bridge in that crosses Orinoco River. The bridge's length is 1678m"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1620-Bridge-shot-1/140191874_yE23h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is the only bridge in that crosses Orinoco River. The bridge's length is 1678m" title="This is the only bridge in that crosses Orinoco River. The bridge's length is 1678m" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T13:57:47Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1620-Bridge-shot-1/140191874_yE23h-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:37:24 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />More roof tops and crumbling buildings</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140192581_TBF3N" title="More roof tops and crumbling buildings"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1621-Junk-roof-tops/140192581_TBF3N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More roof tops and crumbling buildings" title="More roof tops and crumbling buildings" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T13:16:58Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1621-Junk-roof-tops/140192581_TBF3N-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:39:41 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Close up of a roof</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140193898_RGphj" title="Close up of a roof"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1624-Broken-roof-bricks/140193898_RGphj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Close up of a roof" title="Close up of a roof" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T12:49:17Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1624-Broken-roof-bricks/140193898_RGphj-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:38:17 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />The orinoco river with the bridge in the background</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140194456_S2d63" title="The orinoco river with the bridge in the background"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1625-Bridge-far-view/140194456_S2d63-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The orinoco river with the bridge in the background" title="The orinoco river with the bridge in the background" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T13:21:54Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1625-Bridge-far-view/140194456_S2d63-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 21:54:36 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140195225_omzrx" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1626-Bridge-shot-2/140195225_omzrx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T13:26:08Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1626-Bridge-shot-2/140195225_omzrx-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:30:48 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />One of the most run down buildings I came across. There were people living inside this building.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140196304_zNQvx" title="One of the most run down buildings I came across. There were people living inside this building."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1629-Dilapidated-Building/140196304_zNQvx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="One of the most run down buildings I came across. There were people living inside this building." title="One of the most run down buildings I came across. There were people living inside this building." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T12:49:55Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1629-Dilapidated-Building/140196304_zNQvx-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:25:02 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Statue of Simon Bolivar which can be found in everywhere around Venezuela. Bolivar has almost the status of a saint around here.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140197104_zV8e3" title="Statue of Simon Bolivar which can be found in everywhere around Venezuela. Bolivar has almost the status of a saint around here."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1632-Simon-Bolivar-in-Plaza/140197104_zV8e3-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Statue of Simon Bolivar which can be found in everywhere around Venezuela. Bolivar has almost the status of a saint around here." title="Statue of Simon Bolivar which can be found in everywhere around Venezuela. Bolivar has almost the status of a saint around here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T08:04:08Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1632-Simon-Bolivar-in-Plaza/140197104_zV8e3-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:27:16 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Church in Ciudad Bolivar. The most common religion in Venezuela is Roman Catholicism.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140197853_Hhyc3" title="Church in Ciudad Bolivar. The most common religion in Venezuela is Roman Catholicism."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1614-Ciudad-Bolivar-Church-Top/140197853_Hhyc3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Church in Ciudad Bolivar. The most common religion in Venezuela is Roman Catholicism." title="Church in Ciudad Bolivar. The most common religion in Venezuela is Roman Catholicism." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T13:28:18Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1614-Ciudad-Bolivar-Church-Top/140197853_Hhyc3-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:13:52 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Church side view.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/2651733_2FNon#140198785_vjF5d" title="Church side view."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1616-Church-side-view/140198785_vjF5d-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Church side view." title="Church side view." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T13:14:26Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Venezuela-2007/Ciudad-Bolivar/1616-Church-side-view/140198785_vjF5d-Th.jpg 2007-02-26 23:05:16