Shows

Each “show” is a self-contained explainer: how regional television and radio arrived in the Andes, what happens during the Feria de San Sebastián, why Deportivo Táchira and the Vuelta matter so much, what to eat for breakfast in the highlands, and where to drive on a free day. Pick a shelf, or use the programme grid on the home page to read them in order.

01 · Signal

3 shows · Television, radio & press

The regional press: Diario Católico and La NaciónMedia history · A century of newspapers Radio in Táchira: from 1926 to a crowded FM dialMedia history · AM pioneers and the FM boom Regional television in TáchiraMedia history · From test bars to a regional schedule

02 · Feria & faith

2 shows · January fair, processions

Táriba and the Virgen de la ConsolaciónFaith · A pilgrimage town next to the capital Feria Internacional de San SebastiánFestival · Every January in San Cristóbal

03 · Pitch & road

2 shows · Football and cycling

Deportivo Táchira: the yellow and blackSport · San Cristóbal’s football club Vuelta al Táchira en BicicletaSport · Venezuela’s classic stage race

04 · Andean table

2 shows · Breakfast and street food

Street food in San CristóbalFood · Stalls, markets and late-night bites The Andean breakfast: pisca, arepas de trigo and pastelitosFood · Mornings in the Táchira highlands

05 · Road trips

5 shows · Villages, páramos, parks

El Tamá National ParkRoad trip · Wild border highlands Chorro El Indio National ParkRoad trip · Waterfalls on the city’s doorstep Páramo El ZumbadorRoad trip · The high road north La Grita and the Santo CristoRoad trip · A mountain city of pilgrims San Pedro del RíoRoad trip · A colonial village in Ayacucho municipality

06 · Town

2 shows · Squares, culture, music

San Cristóbal: a city portraitPlaces · The capital of Táchira Andean music: bambucos, waltzes and choirsCulture · The sound of the Táchira Andes