Mystery & Magic, Deep in the Heart of Los Llanos;The Cowboy Culture On the Vast Plains Of Venezuela The Washington Post | October 27, 1991| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Llaneros love to talk. Any subject will suffice, but one close to their hearts is their homeland, Los Llanos, a vast 625- by-200-mile plain in the heart of Venezuela occupying almost a third of the nation.

The southern part, drained by the slow-flowing Apure and Arauca rivers, is the wildest part of the Llanos, with many of the features - or rather, non-features - of the sprawling grasslands of Brazil's Pantanal and the Argentina pampas.

To call the region flat is like calling a Lamborghini a car. It is one of the flattest places on Earth. Beyond a few scraggly mapora palms and ...

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