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Riad Chtay, a Venezuelan friend of mine who is now living in Texas, went on a 
trip back to Venezuela in September of 2005. While there, he went on a road (and 
boat) trip around the eastern side of lake Maracaibo, and he sent me these 
pictures. They provide an interesting current view of the places I knew as a kid 
growing up in Venezuela.
	
		
		
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		| Boat Trip Begins at La Salina | 
		Cabimas Dome in background | 
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		Riad's friends Juanvy & Farmer  | 
	
	
		
		
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		| Duckweed  | 
		Cabimas | 
		Juanvy & Riad 
		(Note the Texas flag) | 
		General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge | 
		General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge | 
	
	
		
		
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		| Cabimas Dome | 
		Cathedral in Cabimas | 
		The old Ferry Landing | 
		Riad at the old Ferry Port | 
		A House in Palmarejo | 
	
	
		
		
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		| A House in Palmarejo | 
		A House in Palmarejo | 
		General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge | 
		Entrance to Cabimas | 
		Tia Juana Golf Course | 
	
	
		
		
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		| Tia Juana Water Tower | 
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		Riad on the dike in Lagunillas | 
	
	
		
		
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		| Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas - Randy Trahan's Old House | 
		Lagunillas - Randy Trahan's Old House | 
	
	
		
		
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		| Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas | 
	
	
		
		
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		| Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas | 
		Lagunillas School | 
		Lagunillas School | 
		Old Grano de Oro Airport (Now the University of Zulia 
		Science Building) | 
	
	
		
		
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		| Old Grano de Oro Airport | 
		Old Grano de Oro Airport | 
		Old Grano de Oro Airport | 
		General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge | 
		Cabimas | 
	
	
		
		
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		| Cabimas by the Mene Grande Oil Co. Entrance | 
		La Salina - Hollywood | 
		La Salina - Hollywood | 
		La Salina - Hollywood | 
		La Salina - Hollywood 
		Calle Cumana | 
	
	
		
		
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		| La Salina - Hollywood | 
		La Salina - Hollywood 
		Randy Trahan's House | 
		La Salina - Hollywood | 
		La Salina - Hollywood | 
		La Salina - Hollywood 
		Randy Trahan's House | 
	
	
		
		
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		La Salina - Hollywood 
		Calle Cumana | 
		Old Creole Office | 
		Monument to Petroleros | 
		La Salina Club | 
		La Salina Club | 
	
	
		
		
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		| La Salina Club | 
		La Salina Club | 
		La Salina Club | 
		La Salina Club | 
		La Salina Club | 
	
	
		
		
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		| La Salina Club | 
		Entrance to Las Cúpulas | 
		La Salina Club | 
		Las Cúpulas | 
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