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[@GeographyNow]

For the record, yes, Joanna is taller than me, I'm just standing closer to the camera. Que Chévere pana! Vamos hacer este vaina! GRAB YOUR AREPAS AND WELCOME TO THE "HOT GIRL WITH PROBLEMS" of Latin America, #VENEZUELA!!

[@ChrisFan890]

I love you man!

[@raunakjain5612]

Great work!

[@death-istic9586]

Love your videos!💚

[@death-istic9586]

Love your videos!💚

[@susilahkadappan5263]

you doesn't look really handsome because his hair style is little bit ulgy

[@auxbentb9385]

31:07 Joanna's face after remembering Maduro's super hero cartoon and action figure just sums up perfectly what goes on in our little venezuelan brains literally everyday.

[@GeographyNow]

It was such a quirky piece of information I had to put it in the episode😂

[@boricuadetorontocanada]

Its also interesting Barbs mentions Kat is taken but doesn't mention if Joanna is. Hmm, I wonder why?🤔🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤣

[@bobodoe7346]

"Inaugurated in July 2017, the sanctions dictated by Washington transformed the already deep local crisis into what the former American ambassador to the country Mr. William Brownfield described on October 12, 2018 as a “tragedy”. Before adding, calmly: “If we can do something to speed it up, we must do it, knowing that it will have an impact on millions of people who already have difficulty finding food and medicine . . (…) Our objective justifies this severe punishment. »", Le Monde diplomatique (biggest french monthly newspaper worldwide), April 2022

[@proto6086]

"Hot girl with problems" may be the best depiction for Venezuela

[@francist.9109]

Super clever and cracked me up

[@viniciuscastro4433]

I got angry because he didn't metion Brazil in the but the I remembered that's because we never arrive on time lol

[@somedaywellknow1811]

Behavioral problem😂😂😂

[@ricardolorrio8228]

and it has some of the most beautiful women in the world there too... I think Venezuela has won more Miss Universe than any other country

[@oscarquintero2209]

​Second place to the USA in terms of pageants won ​@@ricardolorrio8228

[@geografisica]

As a Venezuelan and Geographer I am really honored, glad and happy with the episode. This is the most complete, objective, respectful and beautiful descriptive video of my country I have ever watched. Thanks a lot!!! 10/10 ❤🇻🇪

[@GeographyNow]

When people from the country approve, that’s like one of the biggest things that makes me happy, lol

[@geografisica]

@@GeographyNow …and getting your reply makes me happy too, woohoo! 🥳

[@pietrojenkins6901]

@@geografisica why do you people want to start a war with Guyana ? Greed for oil riches ?

[@imacomi]

@@pietrojenkins6901if you’re not Venezuelan you have no room to talk…

[@imacomi]

@@pietrojenkins6901And because half of Guyana was stolen from us by the United Kingdom.

[@JERIMIAH0ZENDIAH-db3gy]

I love Venezuela, it may be in economic ruin, submerged in violence and crime but I am telling you, this country was a jewel to the world! The people there are kind , and I know many who have suffered as they come here in the thousands (some illegally to trinidad). I wish that Venezuela improves and returns to the vibrant nation that I've been to Many times as when I was young. Greetings to my fellow Venezuelan neighbours from Trinidad and Tobago.🇻🇪🇹🇹🇬🇾

[@PteranoLiv]

Gracias hermano

[@Evan.280]

The country definitely is gorgeous with of this world food. It’s just a shame your country is under the rule of a communist regime

[@JavierSalcedoC]

Crime virtually stopped in venezuela about 2 years ago after they successfully implemented their 3rd human trafficking wave. Safe place for tourists now. Key words: for tourists

[@Alexandra-uk4vr]

​@@JavierSalcedoCStop spreading misinformation for it can get people hurt. Any tourist should look into ways to explore the country alongside Venezuelans that know their way around it and can help them do so safely. On their own, they'd be f*cked and the police will be the first to try and steal from them.

[@pablobond_vzla]

Ahora Venezuela es completamente segura. Ya la criminalidad es cosa del pasado. Algo bueno nos tenía que pasar 😄

[@novocoder]

8:24 The Bolivar Square picture shown is Bogota, Colombia (which has a same named Square).

[@jonathangonzalezmarin6176]

Yeap, I was sure about that

[@SiPakRubah]

Probably gotta wait for the Flag Friday where he will mentioned his errors in videos

[@daniyalbbd5281]

Colombia invented Bolivar square, Venezuela copied it. Also the real grave of Simon Bolivar is in Colombia as well. Venezuela just copies everything off other countries

[@LauraValcarcelRodriguez]

And I would also say Bolivar's house featured at 8:33 is not in Caracas but in Bogotá (La Quinta de Bolivar) and it's obviously not where he grew up but the place where he lived for few years while he stayed in Colombia... I don't think Katy has been lucky to be in Caracas (or in Bogotá)

[@samehhisham86]

interesting enough that there is a simon bolivar square here in cairo egypt in a neghbourhood called garden city😂

[@johannagarzon9313]

As a colombian, watching this episode made me smile. Venezuela and Colombia are almost the same culturally. Lots of love to all venezuelans that are struggling now. Ya verán que vienen tiempos mejores. Besos.

[@idol8th111]

Actually Venezuelans are closer culturally to Dominican republic, as Colombians actually come from Galicia and the Basque county instead of The Canaries. Also Before the consolidation of the modern states some could say that the colombian llano was closer to venezuela than Nueva granada itself. The andes mountains seperating venezuela from the most of the colombian population made us pretty distinct. This is why the Arepa was introduced to colombia throught the llanos, as a large part of the colombian llanos used to be venezuelan territory. The language of the Cumangoto tribes people which named the arepa are concentrated in modern day venezuela And the Llano border in colombia

[@panqk]

It depends on the region of each country, llaneros from both sides are very similar, gochos are similar to some Andean regions from colombia, same as people from the coast on both sides. We're similar but different at the same time.

[@GeographyNow]

Every Venezuelan I’ve talked to has only said good things about Colombia

[@johannagarzon9313]

@@idol8th111 Well, I said "almost", not exactly the same. Thanks for the information, though

[@johannagarzon9313]

@@GeographyNow I have great friends from Venezuela. Great and laborious people, fun and intelligent.

[@juanrojas1935]

In Colombia we often forget how important Venezuela was for our history. Yeah, there are problems but most importantly, Venezuelans are nice people that in fact want to “resolver”.

[@GeographyNow]

It’s good to see the connection you two have

[@miguelmolano6611]

Cuentame mas :)

[@ATLOffroad]

I did a trip to Venezuela in May of 2000. Loved the people but couldn’t believe the beauty of the scenery. From the beaches to the mountainous rainforests, Venezuela still is the most beautiful place I’ve traveled to.

[@moc-ej8iq]

beautiful scenery, but the people will try to take advantage of you every time they can, vendors get hostile when they don't get their want

[@oswaldomedina1858]

@@moc-ej8iq Seems like you're describing Cartagena, which is Colombia, not Venezuela.

[@gms9608]

I remember being 12 when I started watching this channel in 2016 and patiently waiting for the Venezuela episode. I am now 20 years old and the time has finally arrived

[@gms9608]

Also the fact Arca was not mentioned in the music section is a CRIME

[@jimmy12007]

Soy yo

[@rogelioandressalasmanrique6616]

YO, empeze a ver el canal del carajo cuando apenas iba con Bolivia XD

[@joseph1507]

I was waiting this video too

[@MuddieRain]

Francisco de Miranda fought in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolution and the Spanish American wars of independence.

[@pachecodavid2959]

And he is the only one born in the Americas who has his name on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris due to his excellent participation in the French Revolution.

[@zamirroa]

He is a unknown Hero in the French History, without his action in the valmy battle, the collation armies would have conquered Paris and ended the Revolution

[@joaquinfernandez3347]

The notification came to me when I was listening to Venezuelan music. I love my Venezuelan panas from Argentina, definitely a country I want to visit before dying 🇦🇷❤️🇻🇪

[@yannicklokur]

Messi is the goat

[@yannicklokur]

:)

[@joaquinfernandez3347]

@@yannicklokur Man, what does Messi have to do with this? Not all argentines talk just about football

[@yannicklokur]

Honestly argentina is my favourite soutj american country and there's so much to it that you want to visit again@@joaquinfernandez3347

[@estrella-wp3se]

I've visited Venezuela in April and absolutely loved it! The people are astonishingly nice, even for Latin American standards. I wish them all the best for the future

[@danisplatking7636]

20:30 Remember when barb said on Indonesia Episode that "Indonesia and Malaysia are kind of like the Colombia and Venezuela of Southeast Asia"? so this is what he meant.

[@GeographyNow]

🤣🤣🤣

[@migspedition]

Malaysia and Indonesia prolly fighting over es cendol or rendang while the other side over arepas 😂

[@AstatineIodinePotassium]

West Bengal and Odisha fighting over Roshogolla as always

[@danielsalmeron2863]

Soy Venezolano y nosotros no nos parecemos a colombia en nada , Colombia se parece mucho es a ecuador, venezuela es un caribeño no andino

[@JavierSalcedoC]

Latino with family all over the continent here who lived 5 years in SEA. the comparison is funny but only that: funny. There's zero things to really compare both subcontinents other than that it's a similar number of states

[@fuongnam]

Vietnam episode is becoming closer than ever

[@hoanghatrinh4877]

Chờ đợi quá lâu b à 😊

[@austinwunderly8142]

I'm half Vietnamese and I've been waiting so long for the Vietnam episode

[@ndnghia87]

chỗ bác Barb là khu vực Cali, và nơi đó thì ... hi vọng là ko thấy một chiếc cờ vàng nào :D

[@kyjyhata]

Khổ, giống kiểu đặt tên con chữ A nên đi học toàn bị gọi đầu tiên :)), này chữ V nên cuối cùng

[@rf7182]

Ah i just visit vietnam last week, now go back to work 😢

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

So if I'm ever in Venezuela, all I need to do is go around saying, "Ay, vaina vaina vaina, vaina vaina, vaina vaina," and they should understand me just fine!

[@mltillero]

yup, indeed

[@roamingmompreneur792]

I’m Dominican and we love Venezuela as much as Venezuelan love us. The father of our country died in Venezuela; we’ve been emigrating to each other’s countries for all of our history; our Tainos came from Venezuela, too. Such a bummer you couldn’t be there; it explains why tourism is not as developed as in DR, something I always wondered, because their land has so much potential for it!

[@JuanCarlosAraujoS]

And we love dominican meengue like no other country... specially Wilfrido Vargas.

[@EnheTook50Benadryl]

Which dominica? Jokes aside, all venezuelans love dr

[@GeographyNow]

Also, I believe you guys also use the word “vaina” as well! Es verdad?

[@EnheTook50Benadryl]

@@GeographyNow wrong bolivar square

[@roamingmompreneur792]

@@GeographyNow We do!!!! 😆

[@SkynetReloaded]

Wow I’m so early Venezuela was still part of Gran Colombia

[@JasonCan-wp2fu]

Okay

[@The_Soviet_Onion]

*last time i was this early

[@ThrE3-GeS]

Not only Venezuela, half of Guyana, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia were once part of Bollivars Gran Colombia.

[@samsmith2635]

@@ThrE3-GeS Bolivars dream, RIP

[@NG-fq5lf]

So early???? WTF… what does that even mean???

[@qhairunhaziq6402]

Love Venezuela from Malaysia 🇻🇪 ❤🇲🇾

[@ramoneduardocastillomilian1887]

Terima Kasih!!! I´am Venezuelan.

[@larrycrain5659]

I was lucky enough to spend 2 weeks in Venezuela in 1986, when it was the most prosperous country in South America. I was in Maracaibo, Maiquitia, Anaco, Barquisimeto, Margarita Island amd back to Maracaibo. I almost got to see Angel Falls but that's another story. I really hope that they get back to being prosperous because I would Love to go back. They were some of the most amazing and beautiful people I've ever met, not to mention the landscape.

[@SeanKhayat999]

Venezuela has the most Miss Universe titleholders. Exotic Fruit, Good Nature. and as an Irish-Spanish i'll say "Fuerza Venezuela"

[@reprolover11]

USA has the most Miss Universes. Venezuela has the 2nd most

[@natmaneepol26]

USA sis.

[@ITO_junji_Fan-zi9ss]

​@@reprolover11but those crowns are bias decisions 🤣

[@HistoryHustle]

Waited for this one a long time. Hope to travel there one day👍

[@user-fg5tz4tp1x]

My like this

[@maximilienrobespierre708]

Wow I didn't expect my favorite guy for Netherlands and Indonesia history in dutch came to geography now to watch the video about Venezuela 😂.

[@Crazy20Productions]

Een Nederlander, hoi!

[@ricardourdaneta6545]

I traveled to Venezuela in July 2023. It was an amazing experience. Trust me, you should go you won’t regret it.

[@GeographyNow]

Me too!

[@snowcold5932]

The venezuelan accent is really similar to the one from the canary islands, because there was a lot of emigration between the two :)

[@kevinchong4524]

There were so many, often Canarian elections were won by campaigning in the CCCT mall in Caracas

[@ikarusxv]

I don't think it's because of the immigration. It's mostly because the current "Spain-Spanish" accent was developed quite recently in history, so this change was not taken into account in Latin America, Canary Island and even in some places on the South of Spain.

[@GeographyNow]

As mentioned in the episode! …

[@Tripps2564]

@@ikarusxv It's funny, cause the modern Received Pronunciation British English accent and man Brits in the 1600s spoke more closely to the American accent today.

[@m.j.n.808]

Same with the Cuban accent lol

[@pneumo5711]

As a spaniard I've known lots of venezolanos throught my whole life, such nice and loving people. In almost every political campaign in Spain we always get bombarded by the far-right with Venezuela this and Venezuela that. All I can hope is for Venezuela to find politicians that it's poeple deserve and care for them no matter the ideology, because venezolanos deserve it. Fuerza Venezuela, besos desde España 🇪🇸❤🇻🇪

[@geografisica]

Gracias ❤… España es el único país hispano que nos trata bien.

[@zamirroa]

@@geografisica y creo que argentina también

[@hugofuenmayor]

I'm from Maracaibo and been following this chanel about like 5 years waiting for this episode my 🇻🇪

[@CarlosEduardoSchneiderZanatti]

I love Venezuelan culture and people, they are so nice !! And of course I love Venezuelans telenovelas (especially the RCTV ones). "La mujer de Judas" definitely the best !! ¡¡Saludos y gran abrazo a los panas venezolanos desde Brasil !! 🇻🇪 ❤ 🇧🇷

[@ricardourdaneta6545]

Thank you for showing my beautiful country Venezuela. As a son of Venezuelan myself, from the bottom of heart thank you for this episode.

[@GeographyNow]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@xander2609]

39:12 Thank you for talking about the special bond between venezuelans and canarians. As a canarian myself, I've met so many venezuelans throughout my life, some of whom are friends of mine or extended family members who migrated to Venezuela and came back recently. I think 90% of us have at least one venezuelan relative. P.S: it's great to see Joanna participate in this episode. I've also been following her for years!

[@GeographyNow]

I probably could’ve expounded a little bit more on that information, but the episode was already over 40 minutes long

[@blackcat289]

Great video! It was great to have Joanna as a co-host, I love her KZbin sketches. Much love to our Venezuelan brothers from Canarias 🇮🇨🇻🇪. Hope things get better for all of you.

[@GeographyNow]

She did an amazing job didn’t she?

[@ianeons9278]

I was just reading about the upcoming Nintendo Direct rumors and once I was your name next to Venezuela I never clicked on a video so quickly in my life. Been waiting for this moment since 6th Grade and now I’m a Sophomore in high school. It’s finally here 🇻🇪

[@DavidSaintloth]

I went for 2 weeks in 2011. Caracas, Cuidad Bolivar, Canaima & Cumana. Saw things you can only see in Venezuela, changed my life. I came home and quit my job at the time which I hated. I'm nearing retirement and ready to go back to see Angel falls again. Este tiempo, yo puedo hablo Espanol muy Bien ! 🤓

[@Corredor1230]

As a Colombian, Venezuela is a country that is just so insanely close and familiar to us, its kind of hard to imagine life without them. Obviously, people can get pretty mean on both sides a lot of the time, but I would argue that Venezuela is so fundamental to Colombian culture (and vice versa) that our national identities wouldn't even exist as we know them without each other. We're two of the culturally closest countries in the world, if we're being honest.

[@pablobond_vzla]

Exactamente mi hermano 👌

[@DrowsyBoi]

Ikr man greetings from Cali, ah perate vos porque no comenta en español hp jaja

[@velvetinskin6567]

Every Venezuelan I’ve met has great love and appreciation for Colombians. Same goes for Colombia’s’ feelings towards Venezuelans. It makes sense.

[@neilgordon2792]

🫓 The Colombian arepa is a side 🫓 The Venezuelan arepa is a meal

[@EnheTook50Benadryl]

FINALLY!

[@0v3rm1nd3d]

woah!

[@chrisg7059]

so which country has arepa as a drink

[@adrianbueno2763]

Mmmm no

[@elsancochovolador3978]

@@chrisg7059Ecuador :0

[@alti2b]

Geography Now and Joanna doing a collab is everything I could have ever asked for

[@danielgomez8776]

Feels like watching an Avengers movie

[@GeographyNow]

I knew she was the one I had to have in this episode. She’s the chosen one

[@piyavisapukotanage7610]

Love from Sri Lanka❤ 🇱🇰🤝🇻🇪

[@FAPAGAMES]

👍

[@isfrom5169]

Love Venezuela 🇻🇪 ❤️ 🇵🇷

[@MathewCO720]

Much love for Venezuela 🇻🇪 Manuel Rojas Luzardo 🇵🇷❤🇻🇪 Basically I consider him as a founding fathers of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@alexrosario96]

He was also the commender in chief of the Puerto Rican revolutionary arm forces🪖🇵🇷 during the revolution of 1868

[@MathewCO720]

@@alexrosario96 Yep, El Grito de Lares 😊🇵🇷

[@amyallsop529]

Thank you very much for doing this episode. It's a pity you weren't able to visit the country. I just wanted to clarify something: I'm from the Paraguaná Peninsula, and I've never heard it called "Isla Cora," nor have I been able to find any source that says so. The name Paraguaná in the Caquetío language (an indigenous ethnic group that inhabited the area) roughly translates as "garden in the sea." I hope you get to visit Paraguaná one day. It is a beautiful place. Edit: Gochos = people from the Andes, not country folk.

[@aedcx]

Been watching since Argentina episode waiting for my country Venezuela. You did a great job, thank you Barbs and Joanna

[@GeographyNow]

Thank you for enjoying!

[@rappcu]

Chamo. Amazing dedication

[@substatikvideos]

35:50 you forgot the famous long VENEZUELAN BIRTHDAY SONG. 🎵Hay que noche tan preciosa 🎵🎵🎵

[@rappcu]

Sang…I mean mumbled that last week. I should look it up.

[@solezithaable]

And Burrito Sabanero 😢

[@cms8989]

35:57 I think it's worth pointing out the waves that El sistema made in Classical Music. The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel and José Antonio Abreu was one of the best in the world before they changed it to be an actual symphony orchestra, and I know that they tried to replicate this kind of system in various European countries. Musicians from the formal SBYO now play in some of the best orchestras in the world (like for example Edicson Ruiz who's been a member of the Berlin Philharmonic for over 15 years). A lot of the young musicians also participated in the anti government protests in 2017, where at least one of them got killed and quite a few were imprisoned.

[@tutopatacon]

I waited for this episode for so long, and it was the best thing ever. 😮‍💨🇻🇪

[@redtigergaming1467]

Respect Venezuela from Albania 🇦🇱🇻🇪

[@FAPAGAMES]

Respect

[@thanos1201]

Love Venezuela. Greetings from Greece

[@KrlosfromCcs]

Do You know in Venezuela we have our own versión of Greek pastitsio mixed with lasagna and we call it "Pasticho"? Yeah! That's our greek and Italian inmigrants heritage. They didn't mentioned it, but Italian community was as big as the Spanish one in Venezuela.

[@thanos1201]

@@KrlosfromCcsOh I never knew. It's really amazing how many similarities you could find in different cultures!!!

[@FAPAGAMES]

Ha im greek and venezuelan

[@Pixel_Earth]

Hoping for a better future in Venezuela. Love from Australia 🇦🇺❤🇻🇪

[@runbulletproof5920]

Respect Venezuela from Indonesia Hope things get better 🇮🇩🤝🇻🇪

[@runbulletproof5920]

Essequibo is Guyana though, just an opinion

[@Argacyan]

A fun thing to check out in Venezuela is also that there's a community where the people speak Alemannic (think Swiss, or Swabian, or Alsatian)

[@justinrobertson5493]

S America is full of these kinds of communities.

[@geografisica]

Yes! They mentioned it :)

[@dadanifit]

It is Colonia Tovar

[@lmk10000]

@@justinrobertson5493 nope. The only other German community I think exist in Latin America is located in Brazil.

[@Argacyan]

@@lmk10000 The Riograndenser-Hunsrick community is in fact the largest surviving German diaspora outside of Germany. However, it is also true to say that beyond regions wherein Germans are a majority or a distinct minority, there are many dispersed people of Germanic ancestry,

[@manuelmesias7706]

I have been waiting 4 years for this episode! I'm venezuelan, currently 10 years outside my country, and now, I'm watching this video in Taiwan. Brought tears to my eyes, so many memories, so much love for my country. Thanks Barb! Y gracias Joanna, les quedó arrechsiima está vaina 😂

[@manisanti]

As a Puerto Rican and friend of Venezuelans, this has been the best episode I have seen in Geo... after the Ukraine one.

[@AmitShukla008]

Go Venezuela. Love from India ❤️

[@DavidSaintloth]

How did you miss the cachapa in the food listing! I was obliterating those daily in that mall in Cumana!

[@LaVidaClara]

Crying over the forgotten cachapa 😢

[@KrlosfromCcs]

Actually they forgot many dishes like pastel the chucho, talkary de chivo, polvorosa de pollo, pelao guayanés, chivo en coco, cuajao and other delicious food we have in different regions

[@albertou218]

@@LaVidaClaraboth sad and angry for it 😭😩

[@pringelsthegamefreak]

Venezuela seems like such a vibrant country with beautiful coasts and theme parks. Caracas especially. And that waterfall is beautiful, Angel Falls. I've heard of Arepas before but didn't know they were Venezuelan food, awesome! I have to try them sometime. Tequeños seems so good as well! Biodiverse animals and plants on top of flat mountains sounds so dope as well! Love from an American and wishing you guys the absolute best, even tho you are going through a crisis, wishing you can pull through, there's always a light at the end of a tunnel ❤

[@geografisica]

Thank you! Hey but don’t try those tequeños from 7eleven, better get those ones frozen from Walmart and just put them to cook in an air fryer… d e l i c i o u s 🤤

[@rappcu]

You can also find them readily in South Florida if you don’t wanna/can’t go the Venezuela.

[@lauracragun]

Pointing with their lips?! Haha love that. Thank you for this episode! I took notes actually! I am going to talk about some of these things with my Venezuelan friends at dinner next week when we get together.

[@FAPAGAMES]

Na the lip thing isn’t true

[@gisselledubox]

Now that the country is much safer than before and we're not experiencing food and basic product shortages anymore, many foreigners are coming to visit us. If you have a chance, come visit Venezuela because the sights, the food, and the people are amazing, we could ditch the oil and live off tourism and agriculture. Also, happy to have helped with the script for this episode! ♡

[@crashiecorbashie]

Lovely episode, so pumped for Vietnam! I hope you mention the Polish and Czech Vietnamese minority, there are tons of Vietnamese people here!

[@katson88]

As a Filipino, I learned that aside from being a former Spanish colony, the thing that we share similarities with Venezuelans is that we also point using our lips and we are obsessed with beauty pageants. Lol this is so amusing. It's like we're like Venezuela's cousins from Asia😅

[@manuelmesias7706]

Man, Im venezuelan and I work with Filipinos in Spain. We also joke about we are far away cousins because we have so much things in common. We share the same spirit my friend

[@katson88]

@manuelmesias7706 If you can speak Filipino (which is composed of 30-40% Spanish loan words), then you are basically one of us. I bet you can understand them whenever they speak Filipino. 😉

[@solumi413]

Filipinos are very similar to Latin Americans in general, with the difference that we do not speak the same language, remember that a large part of our culture and traditions come from Spain.

[@natmaneepol26]

​@@manuelmesias7706 and both countries are obsessed with beauty pageants. 😉

[@zamirroa]

We may not speak the same language but we share many similar roots thanks to the Spanish empire. Roosts that unite us.

[@katherinelennon668]

Great episode guys! Gorgeous country. Venezuelan arepas are the best, it's true! brb gonna go make some now

[@DiMacky24]

It's pretty safe to say Venezuela is one of the places with the most beautiful women with all their pageant victories. In my opinion I would say Vietnam, Ghana, Ukraine, and Italy are all up there as well.

[@phzitos_]

Here in Brazil we call the "Up" Plateau as Mount Roraima. Love from Brazil (even though some Brazilians don't treat you right) And I remember Joanna! I remember the old videos from Flama! She's amazing!

[@patrickviaja]

I went to every single state of Venezuela in the space of 4 months last year, and I can tell you that, from the near 80 countries I've been to, it has by far the most impressive, diverse geography I've ever seen.

[@danielfalcon3904]

Hello Patrick ❤ you are the GOAT. Thank you for your LOVE to Venezuela (my country / your country)

[@taangpeifong5334]

Thank you Barbs for putting so much effort into your videos! I love to see how you and your friends have so much fun while educating us into knowing the basics and more about world geography

[@lionheartx-ray4135]

How did you guys miss Jose Altuve as a MLB Venezuela baseball player.

[@ricardourdaneta6545]

Or Ronald Acuña. Ronald Acuña should be on that list.

[@alonsopachecoherrera5687]

And Santana :(

[@evansmith8612]

Just starting watching this. So excited to see this episode! ¡Estoy muy emocionado verlo! 😁🇻🇪❤️🇺🇸

[@mellamanchancho]

Thanks for the opportunity to talk about our food. It was fun! ❤

[@Humble-one]

Finally! The V countrys. Venzuela is really underrated, aswell as Vietnam.

[@carlosparra9327]

As a Venezuelan that has watched this channel since Afghanistan, the wait was worth it!

[@jriceblue]

That was a special episode, guys! Really well done all-around. Kudos to the whole crew.

[@valorousbeatz852]

I've been very fortunate to meet a lot of Venezuelans while working as a restaurant server in Houston, TX, can absolutely confirm they are some of the nicest and chillest people I've ever served. I hope I can visit this beautiful country someday 💛💙❤️

[@leobertoalbano]

Dayana Mendoza, Stefania Fernandez And Gabriela Isler. Three Beauty Queens Who Won The Miss Universe Pageant From Venezuela In Recent History.

[@roamingmompreneur792]

Venezuela is famous for their beauty pageant winners!

[@belensanchez2459]

And Andrea Rubio. Miss International 2023.

[@deibyguarderascoachrichmon6068]

After 8 years of following and loving your channel!!! Thank you for making such a great video about my country ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪

[@victorramos6948]

Had been waiting for this episode for years!!! I liked it, thanks! You actually invited the right person for the video. Well done.

[@user-fg5tz4tp1x]

I from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵 go venejuela good contry

[@Rozenkratz]

Finally after so many years watching we get the Venezuela episode, great job guys

[@Pakistani-Islamist]

Love Venezuela from Pakistan 🇵🇰💖🇻🇪

[@balishag311]

Some things you may have left out of the music section. The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra was the premier youth orchestra in the aughts. Also conductor Gustavo Dudamel has guest conducted many symphony orchestras around the world. Great work, and i'm a big fan of y'alls work here!

[@Franciscoluche]

41:06 Hi from Vietnam. 🤗♥️🇻🇳

[@idol8th111]

Actually Venezuelans are closer culturally to Dominican republic, as Colombians actually come from Galicia and the Basque county instead of The Canaries. Also Before the consolidation of the modern states some could say that the colombian llano was closer to venezuela than Nueva granada itself. The andes mountains seperating venezuela from the most of the colombian population made us pretty distinct. This is why the Arepa was introduced to colombia throught the llanos, as a large part of the colombian llanos used to be venezuelan territory. The language of the Cumangoto tribes people which named the arepa are concentrated in modern day venezuela And the Llano border in colombia

[@jorgeeduardodussanvillanue46]

Yeah the origin of the name is from the Cumanagoto language but it's widely accepted that the arepa was consumed by a lot of amerindian tribes long before the Conquista (with little differences from tribe to tribe). It wasn't introduced from Venezuela to Colombia, it was already there before the countries even existed.

[@zamirroa]

Thank you for your apport

[@JavierSalcedoC]

Friends and family in Venezuela tell me all the time how about 2 years ago virtually all crime stopped, no thiefs, violence, nada. Bars and restaurants filed with Russian, Chinese and Turkish tourist, going to $100 ticket baseball games and parting like crazy So weird than during the same time murder and violence skyrocketed in so many other latam countries. SO WEIRD

[@OGrandomunknownperson]

That is a clear lie hahaha

[@Bonginspector69]

It’s unfortunate how much the US and it’s policy can cause suffering in LATAM

[@wussup12345]

It’s bc all the violent Venezuelans left Venezuela and made crime rates higher in other LATAM countries

[@imacomi]

@@wussup12345 keep crying

[@jcmendezify]

Omg two of my favorites KZbinrs in one video!! Thanks for making this happen for us!

[@Blaziken36]

Wishing the best for the Venezuelans

[@emilioberrios5302]

I’ve been following this channel from the very beginning when episodes were just 10 min packed with info and finally the day has come where I get to watch my home country…I had the hope that by the time this episode was to be aired the Venezuelan dictatorship was going to be part of recent history but sadly it’s still part of our reality! I hope very soon barbs makes an update on this episode explaining the fall of the regime and the wonderful things a free Venezuela can offer to the rest of the world

[@likanabir9225]

Amen! 🙌🏻👏🏻

[@LaniOshunrinade]

I love how united everyone looks, making these final few episodes very special! Great video! ❤

[@nugidu2450]

Omgggggggggg, I have been waiting for this Episode for sooo long and it's just perfect. I love this channel with all my venezuelan heart

[@NigelDMarvin]

Two of my favourite KZbinrs together? This is going to be a great video.

[@Dangic23]

Not Joanna. Lol

[@BrossIsindaHouse]

I'm Spanish and I confirm that the relationship between Canary Islands and Venezuela is *strong* . A Venezuelan came once for the first time to El Hierro (the South-Westest island) and local people asked her _who are you related to?_ Yes: having relatives in the other side of the Atlantic is not that unusual there. Not at all. And I ate Canarian arepas, and I love the _tequeños_ I bought in the supermarket in El Hierro 😋 I guess you get the idea 👈

[@veraweng9908]

Two of my fav YT channels from five years ago in the same video (Geography NOW! and Flama). I'm so pumped.

[@bhrisworld1964]

Love the amount of detail y’all put into this! Great to see Johanna I remember watching her on Flama back in the day.

[@atamay]

I’ve been watching your videos since the beginning and as a venezuelan I remember I thought this day would be so so far in the future! We’re here now!!! Ty❤️ Btw love the broken-arm isabella joke. 100% truth

[@sergiotrillos1651]

Guys Min 8:26, Bolivar Square photo is actually in Bogota DC (Colombia) not in Venezuela

[@lukeponyo]

thank you guys!! your content is amazing ❤️ nice way to know more about the world

[@cajamusical_]

Great episode. Loved the way you described my beloved Venezuela.

[@DiscipleDave83]

I had a teacher in middle school who was from Venezuela.

[@georgegoddard-vx4pf]

Waited for this episode since the very first episode I watch more than 7 years ago … thank you

[@Alexandra-jr4yb]

finallyyyy!! I was waiting for this since 2017 when I discovered your channel

[@GeographyNow]

Thanks for all the years of dedication!

[@ralphperez4360]

I’ve been waiting forever to view this episode. Thanks Barbs for putting my hometown on the map! Your videos matter

[@shadowmax889]

In the music segment you forgot how vallenato, salsa, reggeaton and merengue are huge in Venezuela. Nice episode, i love it

[@jorgeeduardodussanvillanue46]

Viva la música caribeña, saludos de 🇨🇴

[@roymarron7622]

We had a lot of colombians moving over to Venezuela because of FARC, they returned with a new found love for arepas and now are claiming it for themselves, we invented it, and Polar commercialized the first industrial corn flour to make them, before that is was a whole ordeal, and it tasted different, the colombians have Arepa de Choclo, that is the Same as a "Cachapa", and that's the original arepa.

[@andres_see]

Both countries didn't exist when they were first prepared in what today is Colombia (3,000 years ago) and Venezuela (2,800 years ago). That's why I've always thought that arepa wars are useless.

[@roymarron7622]

@andres_see No because what the indigenous people of the area made didn't resemble the consistency or flavor of the modern arepa, this is a Venezuelan invention by Empresas Polar, the first company to commercially sell processed corn flour reducing the ridiculous amount of time it took before to make them, this changed the flavor profile of the dish completely. Try Cachapa and that's the old arepa.

[@otashigo]

That's so wrong on so many levels, I'm Colombian and my grandmother used to make arepas by grinding the corn kernels way before polar was even founded and cachapas are not the original arepas, they are made with sweet corn, look up arepa santandereana, that's what original arepas are supossed to look like.

[@roymarron7622]

@@otashigo Sorry plain wrong. Stop trying to steal arepas. Colombians have been going in and out from Venezuela since at least 1928. Looking at your profile picture I can assure your grandma wans't even born before 1954, when arina pan was patented. So think what you want, that doesn't change fact. And "Santander" doesn't even produce corn, how the heck is going the "original" come from a place where people haven't grown corn since the spaniards arrived?

[@otashigo]

@@roymarron7622 mi grandmother was born before ww1 and it's a tradition that came before she was born, also the oil extraction hadn't even started by that time in Venezuela, and yeah we have corn, my family also grew it.

[@luciano671]

I’ve been watching your channel for years it actually feels surreal you got to my country🙌

[@tegis021]

I can't believe I finally caught up with you Barbs @GeographyNow . I started to watch these shows many years ago watching during vacations and lazy mornings for breakfasts. I got little kids and a hectic life so I seldom had a lot of time to sit down and watch an episode all together. But then I got into a depression and lost my job and watched the rest in one go. Thank you for keeping me entertained and now I have to wait for the next one. Never thought I'd see the day. Best wishes and thank you again.

[@wil60]

He esperado aaaañosss por el episodio de Venezuela