What you need in Venezuela

What you need in Venezuela

CLOTHES:

Scrubs (optional. but wise)

Shorts/t-shirts

at least on pair of jeans

one semi-nice outfits

sneakers if you like to play basketball or soccer

ITEMS to BRING:

bottled water for at least one day

bar of soap

roll of toilet paper

alarm clock

bug spray

safety glasses

Back pack (small) to carry items to clinic

anti-diarrhea medicine (Immodiun AD or equivalent)

MONEY:

credit card (for Hotel or emergency)

ATM machines may be available

$100-$200 cash above estimated expenses is recommended (travelers checks are difficult to cash and not recommended)

exchange rate is about $1 US to $1918 Bolivars

See estimated cost

IMMUNIZATIONS:

Strongly recommended but not required:

hepatitis A

tetanus

OTHER INFO:

You must have an American passport. If you don't have an American Passport then you must get a visa.

Make 2 copies of your passport and leave one with a person in KC and carry the other

NO ADAPTERS ARE NECESSARY FOR ELECTRICITY

YOU CAN DRINK THE WATER IN THE HOTEL A small restaurant is located within walking distance from the hotel. You can purchase bottled water there. There will be bottled water at the clinic.

TIME: Eastern Standard Time Zone ( THE TIME IS 2 HOURS LATER IN VENEZUELA)

Telephone & E-mail are available via a CYBER Store which is 50 cents per hour or 1000 B's. The cost to call the US is cheap from one of the CYBER stores. *******DO NOT CALL FROM THE HOTEL ROOMS*****