The llanos of Venezuela and Colombia are vast savannahs with an extensive variety of wildlife. Before the coming of the Spaniards in the mid-1500s, the llanos were inhabited by various indigenous groups. When the Spaniards began to colonize the area, a new population group arose, the first cowboy of the Americas, the llanero. The llanero's language is peppered with words and phrases unchanged from the idioms of the first Spaniards.

Explore the Interior and Llanos Region of Venezuela , home to the Orinoco River and bounded by the Guayana Massif, the location of Angel Falls.

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