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.JPG) In-Country Safety
Venezuela is rarely featured in international news, and when
it is, the information is usually negative. There are reports
of protests and crime, corruption and intrusive government.
While there are occasional cases of all of these things,
Venezuela is in fact by and large a very peaceful country and
certainly one of the safest in South America! We must stress
that not one of the numerous (more than 500 so far) volunteers that have
come to volunteer with us has had any safety related problems.
Venezuela Fact File
The chance of having a negative experience (theft, assault,
etc.) is probably not higher in Venezuela's big cities than in your home
country and very unlikely. In addition, the majority of
Venezuela's problems are based in Caracas. Venezuela is by far
safer than other countries in the region. The border with
Columbia is far away from Santa Elena on the opposite side
of the country. In many ways Santa
Elena, the home base of Aldeas de Paz, is its own entity. In Santa Elena there would be no
knowledge of many of Venezuela's problems if not for
newspapers and TV reports.
IMPORTANT: The Aldeas de Paz home base
is in Santa Elena which is located on the south eastern
border with Brazil, an extremely peaceful and safe town and region. Santa Elena
has about 25.000
inhabitants. It is the regional capital and the heart of the Gran Savannah region which consists of a protected and well
guarded national park with numerous security checkpoints all
the way through it. Also the bus trip from Caracas to Santa
Elena is absolutely safe and reliable!
Venezuelan News
Travel Information
Your safety is important to us!
We are very confident that
every potential volunteer will be safe in Venezuela and that
there is no cause for concern. However, we understand the
necessity for each volunteer to make a personal decision. No
person should come unless s/he is comfortable with the
decision. If you would like further information on the
experiences of past/current volunteers please
Volunteer Experiences &
Testimonies
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