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Caracas Cathedral
Edit ThisOn the Plaza Bolivar. It has a very beautiful gold altar as well as paintings by Rubens
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San Francisco
Edit ThisNote the colonial altars in the Church of San Francisco.
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El Ávila
Edit ThisEl Avila viewed from Parque del Este
The first thing you'll notice when arriving Caracas is certainly El Ávila. This impressive mountain with 2000 m. up to the sea level, and 1000 m. up to Caracas is the most important place for all the caraqueños. It's a National Park and thousands of people go up there daily to excercize and breathe fresh air. You'll fall in love for sure as everyone in this city is!
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Museo Bolivariano
Edit ThisAnother museum dedicated to Simon Bolivar, El Libertador.
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Banco Central
Edit ThisThe Banco Central has a museum that displays old coins, jewels and Bolivar’s sword.
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Casa Natal de Simón Bolívar
Edit ThisCasa Natal de Simón Bolívar
Casa Natal means birthplace: it can only refer to the place where Simon Bolivar was born. It's a typical colonial house, there you'll find how venezuelans lived in the past. Simon Bolivar was named The Liberator (El Libertador) and his figure is practically devoted by everyone.
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El Calvario
Edit ThisBig park at the top of a hill that affords an old church and a overall view of the city centre. In english, calvario means suffering, and it certainly is because to get to the top you've got to walk throug more tan a 100 steps! But up there, it's certainly beautiful
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Botanical Garden
Edit ThisWith its 70 has., the botanical garden of Caracas is quite impressive. Best if visited in the late afternoon.
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| address: | Within Ciudad Universitaria |
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MACCSI
Edit ThisThis museum of contemporary art is one if the most important of the world, and it has the biggest collection of Latin America in its speciallity. Latin American artist are specially important in this collection.
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| address: | Complejo de Parque Central |
