Overview
It was discovered & named "Little Venice" or Venezuela by Columbus in 1498. Venezuela is located on the northern coast of South America and is 352,144 sq. miles, making it just more than two times the size of California. It is made up of mighty rivers, dense jungles, snow-capped mountains (16,427 ft.), rolling plains, tropical islands, and 1,700 miles of beaches. Venezuela has the largest lake in South America, the highest waterfall in the world (3,212 ft. - That's 15 times that of Niagara Falls!) and the third largest river in South America - the Orinoco.