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11 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Venezuela

Unusual
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Uribante, Venezuela

The Drowned Church of Potosi

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

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Gran Sabana, Venezuela

Mount Roraima

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

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Relampago del Catatumbo

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Merida, Venezuela

Coromoto Ice Cream Shop

Shop with the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

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Sucre, Venezuela

Sarisarinama

Massive sinkholes on a mountain in one of the most remote places in Venezuela.

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Caracas, Venezuela

Dr. Gottfried Knoche and his mummies

Ruins of the laboratory where a mysterious doctor invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.

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Caracas, Venezuela

Tower of David

The world's tallest slum.

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Caracas, Venezuela

The Helix

This former shopping center now acts as the eccentric lair of the Venezuelan secret police and their shadow prison.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Venezuela

Peanut Butter Fruit

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Fruits & Vegetables

Peanut Butter Fruit

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.

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Blackberry Jam Fruit

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Fruits & Vegetables

Blackberry Jam Fruit

Inside a hard, yellow shell lies a sweet, black spread.

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Tonka Beans

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Ingredients & Condiments

Tonka Beans

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

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Stinging Nettles

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Fruits & Vegetables

Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

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