Transport in Venezuela

In the south and east the Amazon rainforest region has limited cross-border transport; in the west, there is a mountainous border of over 1,375 miles (2,213 km) shared with Colombia.

The Orinoco River is navigable by oceangoing vessels up to 400 km inland, and connects the major industrial city of Ciudad Guayana to the Atlantic Ocean.

Venezuela has a limited national railway system, which has no active rail connections to other countries.

The following roads feature at least 4 lanes and double carriageway: 7,100 km; Rio Orinoco (400 km) and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing vessels In 2012, Venezuela had 492 airports.

[citation needed] In 2014, due to difficulty converting bolivars to other currencies, many international airline either cut back or entirely cancelled service to the country.