Find vacation homes in Venezuela. Venezuela means 'Little Venice' in Spanish. The name was given to this northerly country in South America by the early explorers when they found the natives living on the Sinamaica lagoon, in houses built on stilts, close to the present day oil rich city of Maracaibo. Venezuela vacations are also made popular by friendly, smiling people, natural resources, including one of the biggest oil reserves in the world. Nature has also blessed this country with diverse landscapes, miles of beautiful Caribbean beaches, open plains, towering mountains, tracts of Amazon rain forest and even a small desert. The region welcomes thousands of travelers all year long, which is why they have developed a vast lodging infrastructure which includes accommodations such as Venezuela vacation rentals, hotels, vacation homes and Bed & Breakfasts.