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By Bonnie Hamre, About.com Guide to South America Travel since 1997

Watch What You Say in Venezuela

Thursday July 26, 2007
In Venezuela, Speak No Ill of Hugo (Time.com): "Many foreigners can travel to Venezuela without a visa. But now there's a new requirement once they get there. President Hugo Chavez announced on Sunday that foreigners who publicly criticize his government will be deported. He ordered officials to monitor statements made by international figures visiting the country."

This doesn't seem to apply to tourists, but visitor beware!

Playa Guayacan, Isla de Margarita Some of the prime tourist destinations within Venezuela are:

"Chavez... has never been one to put up with those who disagree with him. He has had notable falling-outs with former confidants and insulted myriad foreign heads of state and their officials for criticizing his policies. But his newest statements were ironic, considering that what Chavez labeled a punishable offense in Venezuela is something he himself has done" elsewhere.

What do you think of this?

View of Playa Guayacan, on the Isla de Margarita, is displayed with the kind permission of Nicholas Pitt / Getty Images.

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