Importance of tourism
- Data released in 2012 by the Tourism Ministry tells us that:
- 782,686 foreign tourists visited Venezuela
- Of those tourists a majority, 428,211, were from South America most from Columbia and Brazil.
- 198,922 visited from Europe and 76,663 visited from North America.
- In 2012 tourism generated just over 1 billion dollars for Venezuela.
- Although Venezuela is a beautiful country with many intriguing tourist destinations, the countries focus and profits from tourism far falls behind the countries wealth from oil production. Tourism in Venezuela has also been discouraged recently because of the political instability and social unrest in the country.
Major Tourist Attractions
- There are many beautiful and well-known tourist destinations in Venezuela that include:
- Angel Falls - Known as the largest waterfall in the world
- La Isla Margarita - A beautiful island just off the coast in the Caribbean Ocean
- Pico Bolivar - the highest mountain in Venezuela
National Parks, wildlife
- Venezuela has 43 National parks making up about 20% of the countries territory
- One well-known park is Parque Nacional Mochima, El Morro. The National Park consists of coastal marine areas and forest.
- Tourists can expect to see an abundance of tropical wildlife including monkeys, tropical birds, snakes, tree frogs, and tropical fish and other marine life in the coastal waters.
Important Museums
- National Gallery of Art - located in the capital of Caracas. Over 4 thousand pieces of artwork in this famous gallery. Lots of historical pieces of work.
- The Caracas Museum of Fine Arts - an "encyclopedic" art museum also located in the capital
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