The Amazon is a state located south of Venezuela. Its extension is 184.500 Km2, which represents 19,6% of Venezuela’s territory. It was declared a state on 1992 and its capital Puerto Ayacucho was founded on December 9th 1924, by the engineer Santiago Aguerrevere. This fact makes it the latest state and capital of this country. In the capital, you can find 53% of that state’s population. There is an average of one person each 1.3 Km2, which shows that more than 80% of that territory is virgin jungle without any population. This state is considered a Natural Reserve Area and Native Reserve. There are also some National Parks, Natural Monuments and Biosphere Reserve Areas. Given these facts, the rules that limit its use and development guarantee, now and for a long time, that we can offer the originality and authenticity of its natural wonders and the richness of its biological diversity.

The main attraction of this place is the presence of wildlife in a natural state inside specific Ecosystems with particular characteristics. This vast territory has beautiful landscapes of the savannah and the jungle, several rivers with clear and dark water, and particular rocky formations as a result from thousands of years of erosion. The Orinoco is the most important River of this country and the third most plentiful river in America. Its source is located in this state, The Amazon, and its flow becomes stronger during its first 960 kilometers (596, 52 miles), in which countless little rivers become a part of it across the depths of the jungle.

Various groups or native societies live in the most diverse geographical areas. They are classified in five main families: Yanomami, Guahibo, Piaroa, Ye´kwana or Maquiritare and Arawak. There are more details about these groups at the Ethnological Museum of the city. This interesting museum shows the cultural and historical topics of the Venezuelan The Amazon, especially the topic related to the Native Culture. In this museum, you can find samples from the different ethnic groups as well as a geographical, historical and geological vision of The Amazon.

At the Native Market of the city, you can find samples from the native’s craftwork. The natives use just a few tools and the materials they collect in the jungle to create true works of art such as: pots, earthenware jars, vases, and budares, all of them made of ceramic. You can find woodcarvings in the form of reptiles, birds, and diverse mammals; you can also find different kinds of knitted materials, which they use to make hammocks, bags and other things. You will have the possibility of buying all these exclusive things, as exclusive as your experience during your trip to these lands.

There are only two seasons in this region. The rainy season begins on May and ends in October, with temperatures around 28 and 36-centigrade degrees. The dry season goes from November until April, with temperatures around 36 and 42 degrees Celsius. During the summer, the humidity is low which makes the high temperatures bearable.

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