A little walk in downtown Caracas

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How was your Wednesday walk? On this side of the world, this week is Holy Week. There are some celebrations and traditions that take place during these days. I'm not very religious, to be honest, but I would have liked to go to the city center to see some of the processions. For example, today, which is Holy Wednesday, the Procession of the Nazarene of San Pablo is celebrated. But since I am still resting my injured ankle, I decided not to make it up and stay at home. But I will share with you some more of my walks around downtown Caracas a few weeks ago.

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Our walk today begins at one of the corners of the Plaza El Venezolano with the Av. Sur 1. On the corner, the building with a stone facade is the house where Simón Bolívar was born. We couldn't get closer since when we were passing by, a girl was making a video dancing flamenco for her social networks. And of course, many curious people stopped around to look.

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The Plaza El Venezolano is one of the main squares in downtown Caracas along with the Plaza Bolívar. Its spaces are very well kept. And although in my opinion, it could have more green areas, it is a pleasant square. Especially in the late afternoon when you can sit and have a drink in some of the cafes that in recent years have opened on one side of the square.

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At the beginning of the 19th century, a sundial was installed there.

In colonial times this square was called Plaza de San Jacinto.

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In colonial times, the most important construction in the square was the Convent of San Jacinto. And in the square used to take place a market. In 1812, an earthquake destroyed the convent, and only a building of it remained standing.

La Torreta, as it is called, is still in the square. However, the building is currently out of use and can't be visited indoors.

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We continued walking, this time along Av. Este 2, from another corner of the plaza. The girl dancing flamenco was still making videos and had changed location.

We continued walking in the direction of Plaza Bolívar.

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On the next corner, called Gradillas, you can see in the background the yellow building of the Archbishop's Palace, which we also visited that day. And the brick-colored building you see in the foreground is the Casa del Vínculo y el Retorno.

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This small house, which is now restored, has a lot of history. In the first place, it belonged to the godfather of the Liberator, Simon Bolivar. Source.

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Simón Bolívar inherited the house and lived in it after his marriage to Maria Teresa del Toro.

Let's get in La Casa del Vínculo y del Retorno

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Inside the house, there is no furniture, but it has been restored and you can see elements found during the restoration, stones, small objects, and several photographs of the restoration process of the building.

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In a small room, there is information about the historical events that took place in the house in colonial times. In this house, the wife of the Liberator died. At some point, Francisco de Miranda stayed there, and the Sociedad Patriotica (Patriotic Board) met there for the first time during the independence struggle. Source.

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You can see pieces of the original building on some of its walls.

And now let's keep walking a bit further

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A view towards Av. Este 2 from Gradillas Corner.

On that day, we also went to visit the Sacred Museum and the Archbishop's Palace, I have already told you about those visits.

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When we left the Plaza Bolivar there were many people with children because it was carnival and there were activities in the northern part of the square.

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The Cathedral of Caracas was closed, so it will be another time to show you inside.

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A view from Plaza Bolivar down the street from the Cathedral. And here ends our walk for today.

This is my post for this week's #wednesdaywalk challenge hosted by @tattoodjay in collaboration with #makemesmile hosted by @elizacheng.

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@coquicoin How cool was this tour, I think you made a good journey with the best areas of the place. I really liked the photos.

Take your time and let your ankle heal such an interesting walk I love seeing old sundials like that

Thanks for joining the Wednesday Walk, Sorry last week was a bit rough for me and I not only did not get out for any walks, but also was not able to visit all the walks from last week, but feeling better this week and visiting posts again which is always fun for me to visit the walks from all around the world, getting a feel for communities where people live and what they see on their daily walks

Wow increíble!, Parece que vivimos en Venezuela los dos jejeje. Me encanta visitar Caracas precisamente por eso, es un lugar muy lindo con tradiciones muy bellas. Muy lindo post, saludos!.

It is always a pleasure to walk with you through beautiful and colorful Caracas. Hugs! 🤗🥰

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Oh yes, it's holy week here in my country too! Means I am on holiday starting today, April 6 - 10! Isn't it's great plus dates falls on weekday were regular holiday! Labor code says it's should be with PAY! The thought makes me 😁😁.

Seemed we have similar place visited this past days.. A historical one. And yeah got that similar lamp post.

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I hope you are enjoying the holidays 😄

Some of your historical sites must resemble ours, after all, we both have a Spanish colonial past;)

Happy weekend! 😊

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Thanks for the Tour @coquicoin

You are welcome and thank you for stopping by :)
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It's Holy Week indeed, sis and like you, I'm not religious too so I skip most of the processions and events. Hope your ankle is getting better. It's best to rest it until it fully heals.

The places you took us to through your photos are beautiful. The history behind them are interesting too. Good to see Simon Bolivar's residence :)

Take care sis and have a wonderful day.❤️

Get well soon for your injured ankle ma'am. Indeed, I enjoyed this walk you have been. Such a great place worthy to visit then. How I wish to be there in such amazing place. Stay safe and God bless.

Hope your injured ankle gets better soon. Thank you for taking us on a walking tour of downtown Caracas. I'm grateful for the Holy Week holidays as we get some form of rest from day work too. For me, it's the perfect time to rest, recharge and renew. Hope to read more of your stories soon. Enjoy the weekend!


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I like these days to rest and also to walk around the city since people usually go on vacation and everything is quieter, but this time I have not gone out much by taking care of my ankle, which fortunately is already better.
Thank you very much for the good wishes! Enjoy the weekend too 😊

Thank you for sharing this Caracas tour! It seems like a beautiful city to visit! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙



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We're also having our Holy Week here. Processions are happening too. :)

I hope you get better soon. The photos are all wonderful. I love visiting historical sites. They always surprise me. I have done so many virtual trips thanks to Hive and its wonderful people.

Our holy week holidays here started yesterday because a festival fell on Wednesday....
That is such a pretty place to wander. I like the historical place.. At least, some remains are still preserved on site...

Here the Holly Week holidays start on Thursday for most of those who work. But there are no classes during the whole week, so many people have the whole week free.
Happy weekend! 😊

It looks like such a lovely city - the coloured buildings look so vibrant, and I really love the colonial architecture !
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Caracas seems like quite a lovely city, as far as cities go. Simon Bolívar's name pops up all over Central and South America. I remember it even from when I lived in Costa Rica. Thank you for sharing your walk! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙