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La Castellana, Caracas
La Castellana is a district in Caracas, Venezuela, located in the northeast part of the city, La Castellana is bordered on the south by Chacao, on the east by Altamira (Caracas) neighbourhood, on the west by Caracas Country Club and Campo Alegre neighbourhood and on the north by El Ávila National Park. It has an approximate surface of 98 hectares (0.987 square kilometers). Description La Castellana is an important recreational, business and residential center of the city where the cost per square meter of real estate is one of the highest in the country. It is home of several five star hotels like Renaissance Caracas and Me by Meliá. This neighbourhood also hosts the Centro San Ignacio which is a famous shopping mall that consists of five commercial levels, this mall is mostly famous by being the house of many fancy night clubs. It also has open terraces which houses local fast food services, sporting events, musicals recreational, textiles sales, varied restaurants and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chacao Municipality
Chacao is one of the five political and administrative subdivisions of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. The other four are Baruta, El Hatillo, Libertador and Sucre. This legal entity is known as the Caracas Metropolitan District. Chacao is also one of the 21 municipalities that make up the State of Miranda, Venezuela. Geography Chacao occupies the mid-eastern portion of the Caracas Valley, north of the Guaire River, bordering the other urban municipalities to the east, south and west, and the Avila National Park to the north. Economy Chacao, along with Baruta and Los Salias, is one of the communities with lowest poverty rates in Venezuela, with a poverty rate of only 4.67% according to the 2011 census. It is home to some of the city's major financial and shopping centres, such as Centro Ciudad Comercial Tamanaco (CCCT), Sambil Shopping Mall, Centro Lido, Centro San Ignacio, as well as branches and headquarters of major local banks, and foreign institutions, stock exchanges, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamira (Caracas)
Altamira is a neighborhood located in the Chacao municipality of Caracas, Venezuela. It has its own Metro Station, many hotels and restaurants, and it is an important business and residential center of the city. It is also an important tourist destination and cultural center in Caracas. The Francisco de Miranda avenue (a major avenue in Caracas) and the Distibuidor Altamira (a congested highway exit) are both located in Altamira. This neighborhood borders El Ávila National Park to the north, La Castellana neighborhood to the west, Los Palos Grandes to the east, and Bello Campo neighborhood to the south. It has an estimated area of 161 hectares or approximately 1.61 square kilometers. History 250px, left, Plaza Francia Altamira was created on June 30, 1577, by Juan Andres Varela. This neighborhood is currently home to Plaza Francia (though it is commonly called Plaza Altamira), a well-known landmark which includes an obelisk and a fountain. This square and most of Altami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campo Alegre (Caracas)
Campo Alegre is a residential neighborhood located in the Chacao municipality of Caracas, Venezuela. This district holds the hoteEmbassy Suites by Hilton and the most exclusive party room of the city, the "Quinta Esmeralda", meeting point of the Venezuelan upper-class families. This neighborhood has on average the highest priced real estate in the country and holds as well the embassy of the Republic of Colombia and Portugal. Campo Alegre borders the Caracas Country Club to the north and west, La Castellana to the east, and El Rosal to the south. It has an estimated area of 32.5 hectares (0.32 square kilometers). History In 1932 was born the project of "Campo Alegre", which the architect Manuel Mujica Millán named: "Plane of Garden city, Campo Alegre" (originally "Plano de la Ciudad-Jardín de Campo Alegre"). There we'll see a big number of tree-lined avenues crossing each other between squares from which people can see modern country houses, neo-colonials neo-baroques, N� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Ávila National Park
The Ávila National Park, officially known as Waraira Repano National Park for its name indigenous Cariban name, protects part of the Cordillera de la Costa Central mountain range, in the coastal region of central-northern Venezuela. The area's highest elevation is Pico Naiguatá, at above sea level. Culture & traditions El Ávila is known as "el pulmón de la ciudad", the lungs of the city, since it serves many different functions for residents of Caracas, the most basic of these being navigation: the peak of El Ávila marks the north of the city. It is home to the longest cable car ride in the world, as well as activities like running, biking, rock climbing, camping, and zip-lining. El Hotel Humboldt as well as many restaurants, including La Chivera, Casa Pakea, El Jardín de Luna, Le Galipanier, Granja Natalia and Tarahumara, are all nestled in the mountain's hills. Every December, the "Cruz de Navidad" is illuminated, a large crucifix high up in the mountain that faces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro San Ignacio
Centro San Ignacio is a Venezuelan shopping mall and office complex which opened in September 1998. It won recognition for Latin American contemporary architecture with the Mies van der Rohe Award that year. The mall is in La Castellana in the Chacao area of Caracas. It was built on athletic fields next to San Ignacio Jesuit College from early 1993 to late 1998, and is managed by the ''Fondo de Valores Inmobiliarios''. Design The Centro San Ignacio complex was designed by Carlos Gomez De Llarena and Moisés Benacerraf. It was recognized with a Mies van der Rohe Award for contemporary Latin American architecture because of its influence on the city skyline, and is among the most valuable real estate in Caracas and Venezuela. Its exterior has an open design to integrate it with its residential surroundings. The interior has a central open square known as Avila, overlooking the Ávila national park, which hosts a variety of events. Surrounding Avila's kiosks are corridors, terraces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Rosal, Caracas
El Rosal is a neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela, in the Chacao municipality. It is located at East Caracas, near the geographic center of Caracas and is one of its financial centres. It has an estimated area of 50.9 hectares (0.50 square kilometers) Economy Prominent Venezuelan companies located in El Rosal, include Caracas Stock Exchange, Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela, Banco Nacional de Crédito, Banco Canarias, Banco Federal, Banco Occidental de Descuento, Inverunión, Stanford Bank Venezuela, BFC, Banco del Tesoro, Banco Confederado, Bolívar Banco, Helm Bank, Interbank Seguros, BFC Casa de Bolsa, Bancaribe and Banesco Seguros. International firms such as 3M and Bayer have also established offices there. Geography El Rosal lies east of Sabana Grande district ( Libertador Municipality), west of the El Retiro neighborhood, north of Las Mercedes and south of Chacaito, El Bosque and Campo Alegre neighborhood. See also *Altamira, Caracas *Las Mercedes, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Mercedes, Caracas
Las Mercedes is the largest district for shopping and leisure in Latin America. It is located at the Baruta Municipality, Miranda (state), Caracas. It has an estimated area of 93 hectares (0.93 square kilometers). It contains discos and pubs. It contains clothing and fashion stores, art galleries, and restaurants, that include diverse gastronomical specialties from local food such as areperas to foreign and international food. History In the 21st century, new malls have included the Tolón Mall. In 2006 the Baruta mayor began remodeling the ''Plaza Alfredo Sadel'' and an upgrade to the Las Mercedes drainage. There are plans for a future expansion of line 4 of the Caracas Metro which is intended to connect the district with two stations, ''Las Mercedes'' and ''Tamanaco'', with ''Plaza Venezuela'' and ''Parque del Este'' of line 1. This expansion will help reduce traffic jams. See also * Altamira (Caracas) *El Rosal, Caracas El Rosal is a neighbourhood of Caracas, Venez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda State
Miranda State ( es, link=no, Estado Miranda, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela and the second most populous after Zulia State. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,675,165 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Caracas). The most recent population estimate was 3,194,390 in mid-2016. Miranda is an important center for political, economic, cultural and commercial activities. The state is administered by a governor, and is sub-divided into 21 municipalities, each under a mayor. Miranda State covers a total surface area of . History Pre-Columbian history When the Spanish arrived, the region was inhabited by various Caribbean tribes. Among them were the Caracas, the Teques, the Cumanagotos, the Mariches and the Quiriquires. The Teques inhabited the southwestern part of Guaire. The Mariches inhabited the eastern part of the Caracas Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
