Carora
San Juan Bautista Cathedral
Carora, which was founded in 1569 by Juan de Tejo, has one of the finest and best preserved colonial districts in Venezuela; paved streets and charming, well kept houses pleasantly remind you the colonial times. The main commercial activity of the region is the livestock farming, mainly for the dairy industry, and also wine production.
San Juan Bautista Church, which was built in 1600, has a sober plain façade. Wooden pillars, crafted iron lamps, and a wooden altar coated with golden paint are the elements of the interior decoration.
Among the interesting places to be visited in Carora are:
The Jose Zubillaga Perera Library also called Casa Lara for being the house of birth of the independence hero Juan Jacinto Lara. Centro de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Centre) and La Capilla del Calvario (The Calvary Chapel) a nice example of colonial baroque architecture.
Fachada del Club Torres
In the colonial zone, there is a place worthwhile visiting: Club Torres, founded in 1898. It is located in a typical colonial house, and has a swimming pool, restaurant and a bar. Although entrance is restricted for members, tourists are usually welcomed.
Club Torres
Patio del Club Torres
Inside yard in a colonial house
Capilla del Calvario. (The Calvary Chapel)
Bolivar Square
The guided tour to "Bodegas Pomar" (Pomar Wine Cellars), the most important in the country is worthwhile. There you can savour the different wines the house produces.
Checking incoming grapes
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Lara - El estado Lara está situado al occidente de Venezuela, siendo sus límites: Al norte con es estado Falcón, al sur con los estados Trujillo y Portuguesa; al este con Yaracuy y Portuguesa y al oeste con el estado Zulia. Su nombre le fue dado en conmemoración |
Museo Bolivariano - En el centro de Caracas, al lado de la casa natal del libertador, se encuentra el Museo Bolivariano donde hay varias piezas relacionados con la vida de Simón Bolívar. Muy cerca también está la sociedad bolivariana de Caracas | ||
Cachama - A fresh water fish, classified in the Characid family, to which piranhas, morocotos, palambras and palometas also belong. The family possesses the largest number of fresh water fish species in Venezuela. Many of them are species of commercial value in the |
Valencia Museums - There are interesting museums in Valencia that keep an important part of its history. The local authorities have lately developed a certain concern for these historic buildings and some have been restored and put under the management of "Circuito de Museo | ||
Paticas de Grillo - Conoce usted las Paticas de grillo de Carora? No crea que el plato se prepara con las paticas de los vivaces insectos, realmente se trata de una carne que se desmecha finamente, se fríe y se presenta tan sequita que parecen las paticas del nombrado insect |
Jacinto Lara - General de división del ejército de Venezuela en la Guerra de Independencia. Su incorporación a la gesta emancipadora venezolana comenzó en 1810, cuando fue nombrado comandante de las milicias de Araure y Ospino. En 1811 participó en las operaciones que l | ||
Julio Segundo Álvarez - Médico cirujano y educador trujillano. El 20 de julio de 1892, se graduó de bachiller en el colegio La Concordia de El Tocuyo |
Juan José Bernal Ortiz - Prelado larense. Tras quedar huérfano a los 6 años, quedó bajo la tutela de los esposos Roseliano Octavio y Carmen Anzola de Octavio, quienes lo integran a la familia y velan por sus estudios primarios y secundarios que realiza con los profesores Horacio Briceño, doctor Ramón E. Gualdrón y Eladio Castillo. | ||
Pollo en Chanfaina - La chanfaina es un guiso de origen español, específicamente asturiano, que se prepara a base de vísceras de res o cochino guisadas o fritas. |
La Restinga - When you get to La Restinga, after paying the National Park entry fee (Around $2), several boats will be waiting to take you for a trip through the lagoon to the beach. Cost is around $18 for 6 persons. When you arrive to the beach, just tell the captain | ||
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