Barinas: Troncal 5 Driving Tour from Punta de Piedra to Capitanejo | 4K

Experience the heat and vastness of Venezuela's Western Llanos on this driving tour along a key stretch of Troncal 5 in Barinas state, connecting Punta de Piedra and Capitanejo. This main highway traverses the state, vital for commerce between the Andes and the country's center, revealing the Andean-Llanos piedmont landscape where vast plains meet the Sierra de Mérida foothills. See authentic road conditions with heavy truck traffic essential to the regional economy, open fields and grasslands under tropical climate fueling major cattle and dairy production. Punta de Piedra marks the abrupt geological shift from plains to Andean piedmont, while Capitanejo, capital of Parroquia Pedro Briceño Méndez in Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, centers on primary sector businesses like livestock.