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The Union
Israelita de Caracas is the biggest Synagogue for the Jewish Ashkenazi community in Caracas. Its mission is to host the religious services and preserve the memory of the Jewish heritage in Venezuela. Similarly, Los Caobos the biggest Synagogue for the Jewish Sephardic community in Caracas.
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At a short distance east of Plaza Bolívar is Parque
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is a modern construction located at the municipality of Chacao. It has a display of water and a beautiful coffee shop. this plaza is the center of free yoga lessons for all the people that want to enjoy the city outdoors. It also has its own
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town, that is located in the south-east of
Caracas in the municipal area of the same name. This small area, which is one of Venezuela's few well-preserved typical colonial areas, gives an idea of what Caracas was like in centuries past.
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Venezuela's most venerated building is five blocks north of Plaza Bolívar, on the northern edge of the old town. Formerly a church, the building was given its new purpose as the final resting place for eminent
Venezuelans by
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is a monument located near Fort Tiuna and the
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is the geographic center of
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altarpieces, and retains much of its original colonial interior, despite being given a treatment in the 19th century under the auspices of
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163:Simón Bolívar's Birthplace Home
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973:La Pastora
953:El Hatillo
879:Public art
833:Government
489:References
445:Libertador
424:La Pastora
422:Church of
320:El Hatillo
305:El Hatillo
279:Jesus Soto
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968:La Casona
587:Landmarks
221:in 1874.
141:Venezuela
72:East Park
21:Venezuela
696:Religion
458:Philip V
389:Altamira
328:colonial
300:library.
243:and the
196:Colombia
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598:Museums
591:Caracas
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396:Chacao
188:relics
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