Los 'Llanos' (meaning the flat plains) is a vast tropical
grassland plain situated at the east of the
Andes in northwestern
South America (
Colombia and
Venezuela). Its main river is the
Orinoco.
Despite poor climate, during the colonial era,
llaneros (similar to the
gauchos of the
pampas) herded millions of heads of
cattle here.
The area slopes gradually away from the highland areas that surround it; elevations in the llanos never exceed 200
meters.
Originally, ''llano'' is the Spanish word for ''plain''. It became the Spanish-American term for
prairie.
Cities situated in Los Llanos
In Colombia
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Villavicencio
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Puerto López
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Arauca
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Tame
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Saravena
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Yopal
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Puerto Carreño
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Inirida
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Mitú
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San José del Guaviare
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Gaviotas
In Venezuela
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San Fernando de Apure
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Barinas
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San Carlos
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Calabozo
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El Tigre
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Caripito
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Araure
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Guanare
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Acarigua
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Puerto Ayacucho
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Maturín
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Sabaneta
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Valle de la Pascua
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Tucupita
External links
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Los Llanos (the Plains) - Photos & references from Venezuelatuya.com
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The Llanos - Full texts & pictures in the
'Jesús Rivas website'
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Los Llanos de Venezuela
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Los Llanos de Colombia