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Celeste & Mo

Celeste

Tel. France        +33 (0)6 89 96 94 68
Tel Morocco       +212 (0)67 23 28 90
Email                 bleuciel007@yahoo.com
Skype :              cheloparis

Mo

Tel Morocco      +212 (0)614 32 007
Email                Mohammed.Fadili@arinso.com

Mid-range budget

Hostal Costa Brava- a clean, decent and roomy posada, with ample parking. 8 rooms, of which 3 have their own bathroom and others share. Communal TV room. Double rooms without bathroom are Bs.50,000 ($25), or Bs.70,000 with bathroom. Calle Morillo No 9. Puerto Colombia. Tel: 0243 9911057 or 04144518022. Sr. Francisco Suarez. e-mail: suarezjf@cantv.net

Posada Lemon Tree - this perennially popular posada is on Calle Jose Martin #3, Puerto Colombia. Tel 0243 9911123

La Parchita - a colonial house with 6 rooms facing onto an attractive central courtyard. Calle Trimo Rancel, Choroni. Meals included. Tel: 0243 9911259.

Posada Hans - 14 rooms. Located 50m before the National Guard post at the entrance to Puerto Colombia on the Avenida Principal. Rooms have air conditioning and some have sea views. German spoken. Tel: 0243 9911157.

Splurge budget

Posada Pittier - 9 rooms with private bathrooms, a/c, hot water, good food, garden and hammocks. Bs.160,000 for a double. Located 200m from the PDV gas station between Choroní and Puerto Colombia. Tel: 0243 2328694 or 0414 5894119.

La Bokaina - Rooms with private bath, hot water, a/c, nice garden, internet. Bs.300,000 for a double for the weekend, incl breakfasts. Hacienda el Portete, Sector la Bokaina, Puerto Colombia. Tel: 0243 9911291 or 0416 7430041.

Where: Choroni Church (not Puerto Colombia's Church).

When: At 6:00 pm

After the ceremony, we will all head to Diego's (my uncle) where we will have dinner.

Choroní is a colonial town that can be reached from the city of Maracay, over the central mountain range of the state of Aragua. Getting to Choroní is part of the experience because one must traverse the lush tropical vegetation of the cloud forest of El Parque Nacional Henri Pittier.

In colonial times, Choroní was a prosperous farming town where cocoa was cultivated. To protect it from pirates that periodically came ashore, Choroní was founded above the coast. The port of Puerto Colombia is a lively fishing village a mile below Choroní. Colorful colonial homes, posadas and restaurants line the streets of these two towns.

Choroní is famous for the colorful facades of its houses, its colonial heritage, its beach coves, and its unique combination of day and night entertainment. This is one of the few places in the Caribbean where the beach can be as much fun at night as in during day. The famous Choroní drums transmit an almost tangible energy and inspire dancing characterized by nonstop spinning and sensual hip movement.

During the day you can opt for beach or river play. Playa Grande is the main attraction in Choroní - a beautiful horseshoe of a golden sandy beach backed by the steep hills of the lush Henri Pittier National Park.

Freshwater enthusiasts will love the river, which is as popular as the beach, and has lots of natural pools and water slides. The village of Chuao, one of the oldest cacao plantations in Venezuela and a short boat ride east from Choroní, is also worth visiting, especially during one of its many religious festivals.

In the early evening, young people begin crowding the Malecón, where tanned bodies are displayed, much drinking goes on, and the atmosphere is relaxed. Around midnight the drums begin to thump. Expect to see (or participate in) a dance that is blatantly erotic. This is a dance for one couple at a time, with one member of the couple replaced by someone from the surrounding crowd. It is amazing to see how popular this is with foreigners who fear dancing salsa, yet move freely like natives to these Afro-Caribbean rhythms. Be careful with the guarapita! A sweet, local drink.

More info at: http://www.venezuelatuya.com/centro/choronieng.htm?4aWvq8awAE6Fþ

Get in

From Maracay: buses leave the terminal every couple of hours for Choroní (more at weekends), wending through the dense mountainous cloudforest of the Henri Pittier National Park. The 45-km road is very narrow and full of hairpin bends - at some points the bus has to stop and reverse a few yards in order to negotiate the bend in two manouvers. It is not a journey for the faint-hearted.

The alternative - taxis - is little better as drivers race into blind bends with little concern for oncoming traffic.

Driving your own vehicle may be preferred but extreme caution is needed on the roads. The journey is about 2 hours by bus from Maracay or 1.5 hours by car.

Get around

The size and small streets of Puerto Colombia mean cars are best left at the posada. Everywhere can be reached on foot. Small boats, or lanchas go to the nearby beaches of Cepe (30 minutes) or Chuao (20 minutes).

Get out

Small boats leave from the malecón taking tourists out to the nearby beach at Cepe, about 30 mins from Puerto Colombia. The ride costs about Bs.10-15,000 pp, with each boat taking about 10 people.

Chuao is also accessible by boat from Pto Colombia. The colonial village itself is 5km inland from the beach area but worth a visit to see where some of Venezuela's best cacao comes from.