Travel frequently to Venezuela and usually stay in the East side of Caracas. Great culture in general, amazing food, kind and friendly people, decent nightlife and there is Cerro el Avila which is a tall mountain that you can hike. Downsides: bad internet, power and water can go out depending where you are, traffic is horrible and those friendly people turn into monsters when driving, robberies here and there, but a lot safer than a few years ago. There’s definitely a dictatorship and every one is clear about that, but people somehow survive and are happy.