Venezuela

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Medicine and health in Venezuela

Before visiting Venezuela, you may need to get the following vaccinations and medications for vaccine-preventable diseases and other diseases you might be at risk for at your destination. To have the most benefit, see a health-care provider at least 4–6 weeks before your trip to allow time for your vaccines to take effect and to start taking medicine to prevent malaria, if you need it.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Coffee in Venezuela

Being the cash crop of Venezuela, coffee is one of the most important hot beverages in the country.

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Climate of Venezuela

Although the country lies wholly within the tropics, its climate varies from tropical humid to alpine, depending on the elevation, topography, and the direction and intensity of prevailing winds.