Crossing the Venezuelan border by bus

I am looking to get from Medellin to Merida, Venezuela and am curious if a bus can safely get me there. Anyone know what the scene at the Cucuta border is like. I am an experienced and confident traveler with near fluent, yet accented spanish, but definitely stand out as a gringo. Suggestions??? Hours of travel and cost??

By Jesse on Oct 31, 2005, 19:47 in Friendly Talkzone.

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ColombiaBoard says on Nov 1, 2005, 07:22: Cucuta Take a bus to Bucaramanga at the Caribe Bus Station, it takes about 9 hours to get there and then get another one to Cucuta. Cucuta is a midsized city, hot, it's ok in terms of safety just have the usual precautions. 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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