VENEZUELAN
PARAGLIDING
Flying
Places
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Anzoategui in Lara estate (info about this place soon)
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El Jarillo
at 1800 m ASL, in Aragua state, near Los Teques between El Junquito and La
Colonia Tovar, almost perfect grassy slope, great place for soaring, top
and hill landing for any pilot's level, adequate landing place in downtown.
Thermaling is also possible depending on the season.
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El Morro city of Puerto La Cruz, fly among a beach environment, soaring
a long ridge of aprox. 100 m ASL, top landing or land on the beach
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Guarico in Lara estate (info about this place soon)
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Humo Caro in Lara state is one of the new places for paragliding,
soaring, thermaling and XC are possible.
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La Trampa near the city of Merida, very good for thermaling and XC
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Las Gonzalez near city of Merida, you can fly from 1600 m ASL, down
to the valley or enjoy a 2 Km soaring with a great view of the "Chama"
river's valley, XC is also possible some times of the year.
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Loma Lisa city of La Victoria, where most
of the contests and distance records are accomplished, for middle and expert
pilots, strong thermals.
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Loma Redonda city of Merida, fly in the venezuelan "Andes" mountains,
you can fly from 4800 m ASL, 3700 m or 3200 m, soaring, thermals and distance,
climb using a carriage that stops in every station of the "Pico Bolivar"
mountain.
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Picacho de Galipan, in the AVILA mountain beside the capital city
of Caracas, fly from 2000 m ASL. down to the beach.
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Placivel if you want to fly among wonderful landscapes, travel about
half an hour from La Victoria (1 1/2 hours from Caracas), right in the road
La Victoria - La Colonia Tovar, launch is at 1450 m ASL, and is perfect for
everything, soaring, thermaling, XC, and huge landing fields.
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Oripoto right in the city of Caracas for soaring, thermaling with
Top Landing for advanced pilots. There are lots of electric wires and houses
around the place, there are also entrance restrictions.
Updated on Dec 9, 1996.