Note: For your security we advise that all foreign visitors check their respective state departments for notices about visits to Venezuela. Vaccination for yellow fever is required and recommended. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months. Exit tax is $50. Political unrest may represent unusual difficulties or danger at one moment or another. Crime is at an all time high and assasinations are commonplace. Please consult your own state department for further information.
If you need to make a deposit for one of Merida's Posadas (guest house), Cabins, Hotels or other facilities we can provide you with a PayPal account or a Bank of America account to make your deposit and we will pay the facility in Venezuela in Bolivars. This is made necessary at this moment by the government of Venezuela's policy to prohibit sale and purchase of dollars. The official transfer rate is 2,150 bolivars to one U.S. Dollar and that is the rate you will receive from banks and authorized currency exchanges at the airport. The actual (free market) or black market rate is 3,000 bolivars to one US dollar. We have 24 hour access to our Bank of America account via internet. Simply email us with the amount deposited, deposit slip number if applicable and date of deposit plus the name of the facility and the amount to pay. We do not charge any commission for this service and our rate of exchange is as stated, 3,000.
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Richard C. Rebeck
Webmaster andesholidays.com & andes.net
Waterfront Realty Inc.
Clearwater & Brandon, Fl
Telephone in Venezuela: 58-274-251-0078
Telephone in Florida: 727-267-2606
The owners, managers, and
agents of our international Tourism Portals have always operated under the
premise that we have a dual, and equal obligation: to our web site visitors,
and, to the many valued Home Page clients who support our effort, and
promote their businesses on:
AN OVERVIEW OF EXISTING ANDES TOURISM
The interest in learning about tourist options in the Andes continues unabated, as both Andes related web sites are receiving a combined number of hits that average between 40,000 to 53,000 per day!
Over the past few years, the
ratio of visitors to the Andes has changed.
Currently (according to the E-mails we receive) the visitor numbers are
about 90% Venezuelan’s and the remainder from: Colombia, other nearby Hispanic
countries, Europe, the Caribbean, Canada, the U.S., etc.
Tourists who use common
sense should experience no problems regarding
their personal
safety while in the Andes.
Do not reveal: money, jewelry, expensive watches, cameras, etc.
Share your fun. Tour with
others, not alone, and not in unknown areas at night.
Be personally
responsible regarding: where you go, what you do, and how you act.
The above is good advice no matter where you are….even while at home!
If your Spanish is not very good, you might consider hiring a Personal Guide. We can suggest qualified guides. The advantages are many. The cost, on a per hour basis, is reasonable, (obtain firm prices first...write them down, in front of the Guide) plus, your Guide will show you what interests YOU, and, the best the Andes has to offer.
Also, your Guide will look out for
your personal safety, so you can relax and get the best
experience possible, from your Andes holiday visit.
There are many reasons,
other than relative safety, as to why so many Venezuelans continue to flock to
the Andes. Join with them, and
share in the fun of their holiday experience.
FOR A CURRENT PERSONAL SAFETY UPDATE:
E-mail us,
and we will be happy to provide public, local and personal information
regarding CURRENT safety conditions in the Andes.
Dr.
Richard C. Rebeck,
Webmaster
rcr@andes.net