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Caracas, Venezuela

900 metres above sea level, and at the foot of the spectacular El Avila Mount, Caracas displays its 430 years of history, in stark contrast with its modern architecture. Pleasant climate, cosmopolitan, colourful and lively: surely it's worth a visit.
 

La Plaza Bolívar From the early beginnings, the main square of Caracas has been witness to executions, concerts, fairs, theater and bullfights. It's original name was Plaza de Armas (Weapons Square) but it was in 1883, on the occasion of the... [ more ]

"The city we have built is an eternal return to the future." José Ignacio Cabrujas, Venezuelan writer. In 1567, and after many slips, the expedition commanded by Diego de Losada arrived at a beautiful valley surrounded by the waters of the... [ more ]
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