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Originally Posted by Pipecrew
I wouldn't dare walking in Caracas anywhere during the day, let alone nighttime. But I walked around total gringo style in other cities. Buying things from the locals, asking directions, meeting people etc.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1059.html
- highest murder rates
- kidnapping considered a GNP ;)
- 0 police that give a shit.
- "Incidents of taxi drivers in Caracas overcharging, robbing, and injuring passengers are common"
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My last trip there, we met up with another American down there and against my suggestion, he decided to go to the day market
alone to get some fruit. He was gone for about 15 minutes and then I heard a knock on my door. I opened it and there he stood, beaten to a bloody pulp. He got rolled and robbed by several guys in broad daylight, in the middle of a packed market and nobody did anything to help. Rough stuff for sure. He is lucky he wasn't kidnapped or killed.