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Barquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo. Coordinates: 10°3′50″N, 69°18′56″W.
Barquisimeto is a city with strong agroindustrial roots, surrounded by a sugar cane valley and near to one of the largest vegetable production regions in Venezuela: El Valle de Quíbor (The Quibor Valley) and Sanare. Also, Barquisimeto is very close (about a 55-minutes drive) to the most successful wineries in the tropical countries: Viña Altagracia
First founded by Don Juan de Villegas in 1552 and named Nueva Segovia de Varequesemeto it was later moved to several places until 1563 when the town finally settled in its present location. Barquisimeto is today a modern town, fourth most populated in the country; highly important for its situation in the middle of the west-central axis of communications, industries and agriculture of Venezuela.
Barquisimeto is a very successful industrial and commercial centre. It has one of the biggest markets in Latin America called Mercabar, where about 80% of the food produced in Venezuela is gathered and then redistributed to the rest of the country, and various shopping malls like Las Trinitarias, Ciudad París and Babilon (also known as Babylon).
Two of the many landmarks in Barquisimeto is an obelisk called El Obelisco, which was raised to commemorate Barquisimeto's 400th anniversary of foundation; and the cathedral, which is inside an oddly shaped design, very rare in Latin America since it consists of a cross-like tinted glass dome, designed in 1959 by Jan Bergkamp and finished in 1969. Barquisimeto's downtown is a place for bargain hunters as it is a lot cheaper than shopping malls, even though the downtown area is the place where most pickpocketers go. The 20th Avenue (Avenida 20 o La 20) in the downtown area is the location of the unofficial Chinatown, a place with shops (called quincallerias) mainly owned by Chinese people.
Once a year in January, the Divina Pastora (the Divine Shepherd), which is a big moveable statue of the Holy Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus and sheep, is held by 6 to 10 men and carried to the cathedral from the Bassilica Minor located in the nearby town of Santa Rosa. More than 2 million people join the procession and walk the entire course every January 14th, some even barefoot or holding a wooden cross.
Population: 1.050.000.
Barquisimeto is a city with strong agroindustrial roots, surrounded by a sugar cane valley and near to one of the largest vegetable production regions in Venezuela: El Valle de Quíbor (The Quibor Valley) and Sanare. Also, Barquisimeto is very close (about a 55-minutes drive) to the most successful wineries in the tropical countries: Viña Altagracia
First founded by Don Juan de Villegas in 1552 and named Nueva Segovia de Varequesemeto it was later moved to several places until 1563 when the town finally settled in its present location. Barquisimeto is today a modern town, fourth most populated in the country; highly important for its situation in the middle of the west-central axis of communications, industries and agriculture of Venezuela.
Barquisimeto is a very successful industrial and commercial centre. It has one of the biggest markets in Latin America called Mercabar, where about 80% of the food produced in Venezuela is gathered and then redistributed to the rest of the country, and various shopping malls like Las Trinitarias, Ciudad París and Babilon (also known as Babylon).
Two of the many landmarks in Barquisimeto is an obelisk called El Obelisco, which was raised to commemorate Barquisimeto's 400th anniversary of foundation; and the cathedral, which is inside an oddly shaped design, very rare in Latin America since it consists of a cross-like tinted glass dome, designed in 1959 by Jan Bergkamp and finished in 1969. Barquisimeto's downtown is a place for bargain hunters as it is a lot cheaper than shopping malls, even though the downtown area is the place where most pickpocketers go. The 20th Avenue (Avenida 20 o La 20) in the downtown area is the location of the unofficial Chinatown, a place with shops (called quincallerias) mainly owned by Chinese people.
Once a year in January, the Divina Pastora (the Divine Shepherd), which is a big moveable statue of the Holy Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus and sheep, is held by 6 to 10 men and carried to the cathedral from the Bassilica Minor located in the nearby town of Santa Rosa. More than 2 million people join the procession and walk the entire course every January 14th, some even barefoot or holding a wooden cross.
Population: 1.050.000.
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