Metro Bus
>> Sunday, May 31, 2009
The Metro bus is a form of public transportation in the city, to move people from the Metro Stations to other parts of the city where the Metro network doesn't reach.
More Universidad Central
>> Friday, May 29, 2009
The Universidad Central de Venezuela is one of the biggest politcal centers in Caracas, here showing some grafitti.
Universidad Central de Venezuela
>> Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas. Founded in 1721, it is the oldest university in Venezuela and one of the first in Latin America.
The university campus was designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas, as the main Campus is also known, is considered a masterpiece of architecture and urban planning and it is the only university campus designed by a single architect in the 20th century that has received such recognition by UNESCO.
Hotel Humbolt
>> Wednesday, May 27, 2009
On top of the Cerro El Avila, you can get there through the Teleferico shown on yesterday pic.
Teleferico El Avila
>> Tuesday, May 26, 2009
The aerial tramway of the city of Caracas, was inaugurated on April 19, 1952 by the then president of Venezuela, General Marcos Pérez Jiménez. It remained open until the end of the 1970s but then a series of closures saw fruitless attempts to reopen it in 1986, 1988 and 1990. It wasn't until the year 2000 that the national government gave concession to reopen it to coincide with the new Hotel Humboldt and Parque Ávila Mágica, by the company Inversora Turística Caracas.
In 2000 on this development, the reconstruction of all the system of the cableway began, as well as the one of the stations. There are now more than 70 cabins, and can travel 3.5 km in little more than 15 minutes. In August 2007 the concession was revoked and the park happens again to be in the hands of the State, renamed in October 2007 with the name Waraira Repano.
Hotel Euro Building
>> Monday, May 25, 2009
Sculptures on the outside paio by the pool.
Av. Libertador
>> Sunday, May 24, 2009
One of the main arteries in the city with twon levels and with East-West directions.
Parque del Este
>> Saturday, May 23, 2009
This one shows one of the fountains, on the side close to the Av. Francisco de Miranda.
More Sambil Caracas
>> Friday, May 22, 2009
This mall has five levels: Autopista, Libertador, Acuario, Feria, and Diversión. There are other Sambil malls located in Valencia, Barquisimeto, Margarita, Maracaibo, and San Cristóbal. A Sambil mall is currently under construction in Maracay, Punto Fijo and in the Candelaria neighborhood of Caracas.
Centro Sambil Caracas
>> Thursday, May 21, 2009
Centro Sambil Caracas, located in Caracas, Venezuela, is the fourth largest shopping mall in South America. It was completed in 1999 and has over 500 stores in approximately 3 million square-feet (250,000 square metres). This mall has five levels: Autopista, Libertador, Acuario, Feria, and Diversión. There are other Sambil malls located in Valencia, Barquisimeto, Margarita, Maracaibo, and San Cristóbal. A Sambil mall is currently under construction in Maracay, Punto Fijo and in the Candelaria neighborhood of Caracas.
Parque Los Caobos
>> Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A great place for relaxing, walking or jogging, this park, one of the city’s oldest, houses 100-year-old trees and a wonderful century-old fountain with bronze sculptures.
You can see the Torre La Previsora on the back.
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More on Soto
>> Tuesday, May 19, 2009
From 1970 until the early 1990s, Soto's works appeared in places such as the Museum of Modern Art and Guggenheim Museum in New York City, as well as the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Jesús Rafael Soto died in 2005 in Paris, and is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse.
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Jesus Soto sculpture
>> Monday, May 18, 2009
Jesús Rafael Soto (June 5, 1923 - January 14, 2005) was a Venezuelan artist. He was a sculptor and painter and is most famous for his op art and kinetic art works.
He was born in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. He began his artistic career as a boy painting cinema posters in his native city. He received his artistic training in Caracas. He directed the Escuela de Artes Plasticas in Maracaibo from 1947 to 1950, when he left for Paris and began associating with Yaacov Agam, Jean Tinguely, Victor Vasarely, and other artists connected with the Salon des Realites Nouvelles and the Galerie Denise Rene. He became world-famous as a kinetic sculptor.
Soto is particularly well known for his penetrables, interactive sculptures which consist of square arrays of thin, dangling tubes through which observers can walk. It has been said of Soto's art that it is inseparable from the viewer; it can only stand completed in the illusion perceived by the mind as a result of observing the piece.
Shoe Shiner - Limpiabotas
>> Sunday, May 17, 2009
Waiting for customers at his site. Doesn't look like a confortable chair.
>> Saturday, May 16, 2009
El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its El Nacional newspaper. It, along with Últimas Noticias and El Universal, are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country, and it has an average of more than 80,000 papers distributed daily.
Universidad Catolica Andres Bello
>> Friday, May 15, 2009
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) is a private university in Venezuela. UCAB has campuses in several cities, such as Caracas (where the main campus is located), Guayana and Coro.
UCAB was founded in October 1953 by the Society of Jesus' "Episcopado Venezolano a la Compañía de Jesús".
Seniat
>> Thursday, May 14, 2009
Is the equivalent of the IRS in Venezuela, in charge of collect taxes in Venezuela.
Asamblea Nacional
>> Wednesday, May 13, 2009
This is the building where The National Assembly sits, The National Assembly is the current legislative branch of the Venezuelan government. It is a unicameral body made up of 165 deputies (diputados), who are elected by "universal, direct, personal, and secret" vote on a national party-list proportional representation system.
Av. Bolivar
>> Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The main avenue in downtown Caracas, with the Justice Palace and the Centro Simon Bolivar in the background
Torre La Previsora
>> Monday, May 11, 2009
Torre La Previsora, one of the emblematic buildings in Caracas, located at the end of Sabana Grande boulevard.
Edificio Altamira, another one
>> Sunday, May 10, 2009
You can see it behind the Obelisc, on the back of the Plaza Altamira.
Plaza Alfredo Sadel
>> Thursday, May 7, 2009
At Las Mercedes, area full of restaurants and bars.
Plaza Venezuela
>> Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Metro Station Plaza Venezuela during rush hour.
Teatro Teresa Carreno
>> Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Another view of the Cultural Complex Teresa Carreno
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
>> Monday, May 4, 2009
Since 1974, Caracas has had a Contemporary Art Museum, containing works representing the most important tendencies in contemporary art.
Maggi
>> Sunday, May 3, 2009
Big bilboard in downtown Caracas, the instant soup is part of the daily routine.
Centro Sambil
>> Saturday, May 2, 2009
Centro Sambil Caracas, is the fourth largest shopping mall in South America. It was completed in 1999 and has over 500 stores in approximately 3 million square-feet (250,000 square metres). This mall has five levels: Autopista, Libertador, Acuario, Feria, and Diversión. There are other Sambil malls located in Valencia, Barquisimeto, Margarita, Maracaibo, and San Cristóbal. A Sambil mall is currently under construction in Maracay, Punto Fijo and in the Candelaria neighborhood of Caracas.
Teleferico de Caracas, El Avila (Theme Day - Shadows)
>> Friday, May 1, 2009
The aerial tramway of the city of Caracas, was inaugurated on April 19, 1952 by the then president of Venezuela, General Marcos Pérez Jiménez. It remained open until the end of the 1970s but then a series of closures saw fruitless attempts to reopen it in 1986, 1988 and 1990. It wasn't until the year 2000 that the national government gave concession to reopen it to coincide with the new Hotel Humboldt and Parque Ávila Mágica, by the company Inversora Turística Caracas.
In 2000 on this development, the reconstruction of all the system of the cableway began, as well as the one of the stations. There are now more than 70 cabins, and can travel 3.5 km in little more than 15 minutes. In August 2007 the concession was revoked and the park happens again to be in the hands of the State, renamed in October 2007 with the name Waraira Repano.
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