Caracas is the capital of Venezuela and was, until relatively a few years ago, one of the most cosmopolitan cities of the country and of all Latin America.
A city that mixes the modern (or what is still modern, urban) with nature. Caracas has the peculiarity of having a great system of mountains to the north (which is part of the last spurs of the well-known Cordillera de Los Andes) that separates the great valley of Caracas from the coast. Caracas has the sea nearby - the Caribbean Sea - but “behind” those high mountains. Many people have something to say about those mountains. Here we call it “Cerro El Ávila” (hill “El Ávila”), which is also part of a national park called Waraira-Repano, that is the indigenous name.
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I am not a native of Caracas, but I have learned to love this chaotic city for such interesting contrasts that it may have. And, I having already lived here for several years, I had liked sharing information on Google Maps about interesting places to know. Maybe, I have not collaborated as much as I would like, because it is not so safe to take the phone in the streets to document, take pictures and create places on the maps, but as much as possible I like to make places known. At some point, Caracas will once again be a brilliant city and we have to prepare everything so that visitors have references to visit and get to know.
Caracas, being a tropical city, it is interesting to see how there have a diversity of flora and fauna that can be a visual delight to contemplate. And one of those interesting things is to see how the macaws fly freely throughout the city:
(Credit: Mabel Cornago)
The incredible thing about this is that, the macaws are not native to the valley of Caracas; they are animals typical of the jungles of the south of the country. But, these birds were introduced into the city as “ornamental birds” kept in captivity and, afterwards, were released and over the years, have multiplied and reared very well in an urban environment.
They are a beautiful blessing and joy for us in this city.
I hope you can ever come, visit this city and see them. And raise your spirits when you contemplate them 