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Mario
Briceño Iragorry
Public Library
This
building dates back to
1622 and originally
served as the Regina
Angelorum Convent,
which was occupied by
nuns up until 1874. It
is a two-story
colonial edifice
guarded by heavy
wooden doors and
adorned with baroque
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The
capital of Trujillo State was founded in 1557
and moved seven times before being finally
situated in the valley where it stands today,
under the full name of Trujillo de Nuestra
Señora de la Paz. The city is long and narrow
because of its physical insertion within Los
Cedros Valley, the Valley of the Cedars. It is
only two blocks wide and extends for several
kilometers, ascending the mountainside.
Trujillo has maintained some of its colonial
architecture and the people who live there
enjoy a peaceful lifestyle sheltered from the
accelerated pace of the large cities.
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The
city is located 565 km from Caracas, 929 km
from Barcelona, 222 km from Barquisimeto, 1106
km from Carúpano, 1108 km from Ciudad Guayana
and 245 km from Maracaibo.
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 Trujillo
Cathedral
It
was in the Trujillo Cathedral, with its
baroque and Romantic features, that the
Catholic Church as an institution for the
first time came out in support of
Independence. Built in 1662 from cedar wood
found in Trujillo’s valleys, it was declared
a National Historical Monument in 1960. The
image of Our Lady of Peace, the patron saint
of Trujillo, is worshipped at the Cathedral.
The handsome temple boasts a Venezuelan
colonial baroque altar that is worth visiting.
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 Monument
to the Virgin of Peace
Erected
in honor of the Patron Saint of Trujillo, this
monument stands on the so-called Virgin’s
Rock at a height of 1,700 m.a.s.l.(5610
ft.a.s.l.). The work is nearly 47 meters (155
ft) tall and weighs over a ton. Inaugurated in
1983, it consists of five lookouts from which
almost the entire State, part of Mérida’s
snow-covered mountain range and the southern
coast of Lake Maracaibo can be viewed on a
clear day. Proper walking shoes are needed to
descend the slopes to the cave of the Virgin,
before which worshippers place offerings and
light candles in thanksgiving for her
blessings.
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 The
Historical Center
This
attractive colonial mansion is a museum that
houses objects, utensils and religious relics
of that period, which invite visitors to
relive the past. Declared a National
Historical Monument in 1963, it witnessed the
signing of the Decree of War to the Death in
1813 and the Treaty of Armistice and
Regularization of the War in 1820.
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 La
Plazuela
This
town boasts many traces of its colonial past.
The white houses with wooden doors and
overhanging roofs that line the handsome
stone-paved streets still show harmonious
architecture in their lines. The town is also
known for its traditional currunchete
(a sweet made of brown sugar syrup), queso
de páramo, aniseed and Andean chicha, an
alcoholic drink made from fermented maize.
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