Originally Posted by
polonius
Hmm, well Venezuela is just one of the many countries I visited on my travels before I turned 18. Went by boat to La Guaira, up to Caracas, then on to Merída and into the Andes. Never had the issue of my age come up, there or anywhere else.
Note that those rules apply only to those who are citizens or residents of Venezuela. They're worried about kids being taken out, not about foreigners going home.