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Cultural Tips   Caracas

Cultural Tips, Caracas

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Old Caracas (Centro)   Caracas

Old Caracas (Centro), Caracas

 5 Reviews  Native house of the Liberator Located between the corners of San Jacinto and Traposos, it is the place where the 24 of June of 1783 were born Simón Antonio of the Santísima Trinidad Bolivar Palacios... 

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Bolas Criollas

by ezaguryk

The "Bolas Criollas" is a very popular game in Venezuela in which great balls to a small ball called "Mingo" are due to bring closer;In Venezuela game it is play in a earth field (Canch´e Balls), typically delimited by trunks of Palms. 4 balls of a color and 4 of another one are used (green and typically red) and the usual Mingo.How to play? From a side of the field, one of the players sends “mingo” towards the opposite side. A team sends his first ball trying to be the closest possible thing to the Mingo; immediately afterwards the opposite Team does the same. The team that is his balls are more close to the Mingo, will be the one that "Have the control" Team to play until happening to the control or finishing his four balls. Once both team plays their four balls, it is come to count how many balls of the each team are more near to the Mingo, accumulated points until the first team in...

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Referendum : a probe of real democracy!!

by manuelEB

A democracy is a form of government in which the people, either directly or indirectly, take part in governing. However, the term is also sometimes used as a measurement of how much influence a people has over their government, as in how much democracy exists. The word democracy originates from the Greek "demos" meaning "the people" and "kratein" meaning "to rule" or "the people to rule" which meant literally: "Rule by the People."A modern democracy implies certain rights for citizens: * right to elect government through free and fair elections * freedom of speech * the rule of law * human rights * freedom of assembly * freedom from discrimination Verbatim form the web. But at least, i say it!!!. (-;

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Coffee

by Jacana

We call it cafe with an accent on the "e".You can get good, strong coffee pretty much everywhere, but don't be expecting those 1/2 liter cups you get at some countries. The basics:SIZE: you have two sizes, big (grande) and small (pequeýo)COLOR: negro (black), marron (brown) and con leche (with milk). The last two can come in dark (oscuro) and light (claro). But "marron claro" is not the same as "con leche oscuro". You also have a "tetero" which is mainly milk with just a drop of coffee, and "guayoyo" which is black coffee but not very strong, sort of watery.You don't get to choose between 17 different kinds of milk, there's just plain, regular milk. There are some fancy places where you can ask for whipped cream on top, or cinnamon, or cocoa powder or whatever.

Soup etiquette in Venezuela (-;

by manuelEB

Posted by:Confucius Answer: Soup etiquette in VenezuelaThursday May 6 15:42:59 2004 JST A: "...you should always dip the spoon into the soup until it is about two-thirds full, then sip the liquid and never put the whole spoon into your mouth."(from a web site on table manners in Venezuela)

Nacimiento...

by cucaracha

During Christmas times in Venezuelan houses it is very common to make a ?Nacimiento? which is a representation of the cave where Jesus Christ was born plus a few houses, farmers, and animals and plants, etc. People can be very creative when making these ?Nacimientos??Additionally the baby Jesus is not put in there until the midnight of the night from the 24th to the 25th of December, which is the time when he was born. At this time the gifts are also shared among the family members.

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Popular Religiousness

by AleMich13

"Popular Religiousness" is what the Catholic Church calls the approach that a lot of (I'd say most) Venezuelans have towards religion in general. It means that we have a lot of faith in God, Virgin Mary, innumerable saints, angels, certain dead people, the souls of purgatory , "Dr. José Gregorio Hernández" , "Negro Primero" , "Maria Lionza" , etc. , but not necessarily "practice" catholicism. Some of these Virgins and saints are included in the catholic faith, but others, such as "Negro Primero " or "Maria Lionza" , are not. Scholars call that "syncretism", which means that the catholic faith has been mixed with our forefathers' indigenous and african beliefs. Most Venezuelans have their favorite Virgin Mary, saint , or "person of the other world to pray to". Nowadays, there's a great devotion towards "La Virgen de la Rosa Mística" or Virgin of the Mistic Rose (right ) , while "La Virgen...

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Everybody we met was vey...

by apple_pip

Everybody we met was vey friendly, and they all wanted to talk, mainly to practice their English. They are very hospitable, and it's well worth learing some phrases to talk to them... out of the three of us, only one spoke Spanish, but by the end of the trip Soph and myself were able to talk a bit. When going out, try not to attract too much attention to yourself in the way that you dress. You will recieve enough attention simply because you are foreign. It's very strange to see women out on their own (as we were) in club's, but the men are generally ok... but they can be a little pushy if you're in the wrong place! (best avoided!!)

In the years that followed the...

by Jergovic

In the years that followed the conquest, the Spanish colonists came to entirely shape the national culture of Venezuela. The influence of the native, pre-Hispanic communities was marginal, as they were soon assimilated by the strong cultural and political unity of the Spaniards.After the Spanish conquest, Venezuelan music evolved as a blend of Spanish, African and Indigenous rhythms. Today, an African influence is particularly apparent in the music of the northeast coast, formerly the 'slave coast'. The Gaita is the traditional music of Zulia State and consists of improvised rhyming vocals over four-string guitars and maracas. The Gaita is featured in festivals throughout the year and has now become Venezuela’s traditional Christmas music. The national Venezuelan dance is the joropo, which is associated with the Llanos region and, like the Gaita is a rhythm accompanied by improvised...

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In The island, the native are...

by enigma58

In The island, the native are mostly margaritenos fisherman from the margaritan island that use to have their own seasonal hut and fish for a living...until the boom of Europeans that came and bought their huts and build posadas (bed and breakfast)...now the roquenos( those that live in los roques) are not allow to sell their homes and the posadas are not allow to be build any more....the island have become a national park.

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If you treat people politely...

by JOEBABY

If you treat people politely they will return it, they are old world and dont go in for a lot of hip stuff . My observation has been ,that a certin group of people that live to the north of me and speak another language, were rude , and hardly ever tipped.The people didnt like it so much, coming from New York I deal with all kinds of people, so i treated them like I wanted to be treated, it works.

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Q:  hi, i am planning to leave columbia by bus and head for cucuta???? then hopefully catch a bus over to canaima, is this... 

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A: I don't think it is not possible to get to Canaima by land. probably by river/land, you should check by some local agency. don't forget to have repellent with you,... 

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