re: #163 Occasional Reader
In the hinterlands, maybe not. But the one that is there is pretty left-wing, if not Chavez-tastically so.
Be prepared for HOT weather, and an unsettling level of crime. On the plus side, they do know how to have a good time, and the chicas are quite nice.
So, kinda like the area a little south of here, but with fewer people. Sounds like a place to be. You with their immigration ministry or something, because you just made one hell of a pitch for the place.