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Museum
of History and
Anthropology
The
museum is located in
one of the best
preserved residences
of Puerto Cabello,
dating from 1790. It
exhibits old maps of
the area, photographs
of the town in
different years,
pre-Hispanic
handicraft objects
found in the area, and
firearms used in
Colonial times. One
room is entirely
dedicated to Simón
Bolívar, another to
General Juan José
Flores, who was born
in Puerto Cabello and
was three times
President of Ecuador,
and a third one to
General Bartolomé
Salom, born near this
area, who fought
beside the Libertador
in the War of
Independence.
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Monumento
a El Aguila - The
Eagle Monument
In Plaza El Águila in
front of the Casa
Guipuzcoana Mansion.
Dedicated to the ten
North Americans
executed by the
royalists in 1806 when
they were fighting
under the orders of
Francisco de Miranda.
The monument was put
up in 1895.
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This
is considered to be Venezuela's main
commercial and military port, and is the
second largest city in the state of Carabobo.
Its houses and streets conserve the original
colonial style, and the government has
declared it an Area of Historical Value. It
boasts the most beautiful beaches in the state
of Carabobo.
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By
road from Valencia and Morón, on the Central
Regional Highway, and from Caracas and Coro.
By air, to the General Bartolomé Salom
International Airport.
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 Church
of the Rosario or Cathedral of San José
Anzoátegui
Street. It was built on a plot of land donated
by the National Congress, where the ruins of
the Valencey royalist barracks were. On the
old walls, dating from 1857, the church of San
José or "New Church" was
constructed.
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 Isla
Larga - Long Island
The
island is situated opposite the beach of
Quizandal, and there is a public ferry to take
visitors across. The crossing takes
approximately 15 minutes. Visitors need to
take precautions against sunburn because there
is no shade on the island; however, food and
drinks are available at the kiosks along the
beach. Two sunken ships are the main
attraction for divers.
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 Bahía
de Patanemo - Patanemo Bay
The Bay is between Puerto Cabello and
Patanemo. It is probably the best beach in the
whole area. It is extensive, and has coconut
palms that are generous with their
shade.
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 Teatro
Municipal - Municipal Theater
Paseo de
La Marina. Neoclassic construction with the
same irregular shape as the block it occupies.
In 1981 it was declared a National Historic
Monument.
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 Casa
de Guipuzcoana - Guipuzcoana Mansion
It
is on Bolívar Street. Constructed when the
company was formed in 1728, it was used as an
office, shop, and warehouse on the ground
floor, and as a residence on the upper floor.
It was converted into a library and became the
headquarters of the Ramón Díaz Sánchez
Foundation. In 1995 it was intervened, and
since then has been occupied by the government
of Carabobo.
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 Castillo
Libertador or Fortín San Felipe - Libertador
Castle or San Felipe Fortress
This
18th century building was the last Venezuelan
fortress to remain in the hands of the
Spaniards, who remained there for two years
following the Battle of Carabobo. Under
Gómez, this castle was used to jail the
dictator's political enemies. Messages written
on the walls by the prisoners can still be
read.
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 Fortín
Solano - Solano Fortress
The
Fortress, now in ruins, stands on the El
Vigía hill. It dates from the 18th century,
and was financed by the Guipuzcoana company.
Its strategic location enabled it to protect
the course of the San Esteban river, as well
as the Camino de Carabobo (Carabobo Road) the
main access road from Puerto Cabello to
Valencia. It is of great historic value,
because it is the last colonial fortress built
in Venezuela.
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 San
Esteban National Park
The
Park is In the western stretch of the coastal
mountain range, between Valencia and Puerto
Cabello. The main entrance is the highway that
goes past the Solano Observation Point, on the
outskirts of Puerto Cabello. Inaugurated in
1987, the Park has an area of 44 050 hectares.
Its highest point is 1,830 meters, at Mt.
Villalonga. It has different environments
ranging from montane forests to hot beaches,
small bays and islands with crystal-clear
waters in the Caribbean sea. A large number of
petroglyphs bear witness to the aboriginal
culture, colonial forts and mansions mark the
era of the Spanish Conquest and definitive
settlement. The Puente de los Españoles
(Spaniards' Bridge), built in 1807, is the
symbol of the park. Along the route are
mansions from past centuries, monuments to the
prosperous times of the cocoa boom. Among the
places of historical interest are Rincón
Hondo, a 2 1/2 hour walk through the forest,
the Camino de los Españoles that goes on to
Valencia after passing the summit of San Jean,
the San Esteban river with its whirlpools and
waterfalls, Points of interest are the
museum-house of Bartolomé Salom, the
petroglyphs of Las Clavellinas and Piedra
Pintada, the neighboring Native Cemetery, the
Solano Observation Point or Fortress, the
Quinta Los Pimentel and its attractive beaches
and neighboring islands. This park was given
the name Miguel José Sanz.
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