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Old May 4, 2012, 10:05 pm
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higo
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
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What I remember the most from CCS is eating out a lot, those restaurants served so many side dishes and great food ^

I'd say that the cable car to the El Ávila mountain is worth a visit, great views from the city, the mountains and the coast.

The official exchange will make everything seem expensive, so if possible, ask a friend or acquaintance to help you exchange USD to Bolívares at a better rate than the "official" one.

The official one is 4.3 VEF to USD, the unofficial one is 8 VEF to USD, almost a 100% difference. From my impression everyone used the unofficial one to calculate foreign prices, as the amount of USD a Venezuelan can obtain at an official rate is limited by law.
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