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 Iglesia de San Francisco by carolinaEspada
But Iglesia de San Francisco is my very favorite church and I´m very proud of it.
It was declared "National Monument" because on October 14th, 1813, Simon Bolivar recieved the title of "General Captain of the Army of Venezuela" and was named: "El Libertador" (The Liberator). This took place in San Francisco, which is a couples of block from Bolivar's house. Leave a Comment Address: Av.Universidad, esquina de San FranciscoDirections: Closest metro station: Capitolio
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The Cathedral is standing in the north-eastern corner of Plaza Bolívar. There has been a chapel or church at this site since the middle of the 16th century. The present cathedral was built between 1665 and 1713.
There are many side chapels and great religious art in the cathedral. One of the side chapels is the Bolívar Family Chapel where Simón Bolívar’s parents and wife are buried. This is also where Simón Bolívar was baptised. Leave a Comment Phone: 0212 - 862 4963
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Some blocks north of Plaza Bolívar is the Panteón Nacional, the resting place of the Liberator of Venezuela, Simón Bolívar. Not only Bolívar’s tomb is here but also the tombs of many more of Venezuela’s heroes.
When I was there the building was closed for cleaning as Paraguay’s or Uruguay’s president was coming for a visit the day after. We were welcome back after his visit, but by then I would be on Los Roques. Well, at least we could get a glimpse (and a photo) of the interior through the glass blocking the entrance.
The Panteón Nacional is open between 9 - 16 on Tuesdays - Fridays and between 10 - 16.30 on Saturdays - Sundays.
Admission is free. Leave a Comment Address: Avenida NortePhone: 0212 - 862 1518
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The Concejo Municipal (City Hall) is situated on the south side of Plaza Bolívar. The building was constructed during the 17th century to house a seminary. Later it became home of the university. Besides the City Council there is now a museum, Museo Santana, in the building. In the museum you can see miniature models made, by the artist Raúl Santana. The models depict life in past times in Venezuela. There are also old photos, some archaeological finds and a few paintings. In Concejo Muncipal you can also visit Capilla de Santa Rosa de Lima, which is where Venezuela’s independence was declared in 1811, but it was not until 1821 that Venezuela became liberated.
Admission is free.
The Concejo Muncipal is open to visitors between 9.00 - 12.30 and between 14.00 - 16.30. Leave a Comment Phone: 0212 - 915 1585
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I love these picture was taken fron the miror of the car....................................... Leave a Comment Address: El silencio
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Interestingly, the centre of Caracas which is divided into squarish blocks (very common amongst planned cities of South America) has a unique feature.
The CORNERS of these street intersections are NAMED. Meanwhile, the criss-crossing streets are NUMBERED with North (Norte), South (Sur), East (Este), West (Oeste).
So, instead of saying, "See you at the corner of XXX and YYY", you say, "See you at Aurora"... which your friend then has to wreck the brain to recall that Aurora is at the corner of Norte 10 and Oeste 7.
As you can imagine, m-a-n-y names are required and this exercise was soon wisely abandoned by the city-planners once out of the immediate city centre.
Here, you can see the usual Cathedral, Plaza Bolivar and various other museums and churches. Pleasant enough for a stroll. Leave a Comment
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If you want to know a little about venezuelan history you should go to Simon Bolivar´s house, it´s located in downtown Caracas, and there you can find the original house where the liberator of Venezuela was born. It´s a very nice place to go because you can see how the people used to live back in the 1800´s Leave a Comment Address: Downtown Caracas
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 by travel_man
The city's historical center about an hour's time you will be able to cover the 10 block area.
PLAZA BOLIVAR
Original plaza de armas is the birth place of caracas 400 hundred years ago.start here to go to the CATHEDRAL OF CARACAS,CITY HALL AND THE CONGRESS building.Also there you will see the equestrian statue of bolivar himself.On the same street you can visit EL MUSEO BOLIVAR,A pink-hued building that has everything from documents,rifles to swords. Museum is open tuesday-friday 9-noon,2-6,closed saturday and monday.
ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS TO DO IS CARACAS BY CABLE CAR
One of the best sites in the world is to glide into caracas from the 7,000 foot MOUNT AVILA PEAK CABLE CAR AT NIGHT. Leave a Comment
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CARACAS IS A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS PLACE TO VISIT.
AFTER 8PM YOU CANT GO OUTSIDE UNLESS YOU WANNA BE DEATH.
I FLOWN FROM CANADA TO VENEZUELA. AND LET ME TELL YOU. IN JUST ONE WEEK I WAS STOLEN TWICE .
SO THINK TWICE YOU TRAVEL TO THIS DANGEROUS COUNTRY AND DONT WASTE DOLLARS AND TIME COMMING HERE Leave a Comment Address: ALL CARACASDirections: CHACAO MIRAFLORES
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