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Museo Antropológico de Quíbor
Most of the finds from the Cementerio Indígena de Quíbor are now on display in this museum , two blocks north of Plaza Bolívar. The collection includes indigenous tombs, funerary urns, mortuary offerings and a lot of pottery.
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Museo del Táchira
About 1.5km north of Complejo Ferial is the Museo del Táchira . Situated in a spacious old coffee and sugarcane hacienda, the museum features interesting exhibitions on the archaeology, history and ethnography of the region.
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Museo Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
Named after a local poet, the Museo Alberto Arvelo Torrealba is set in a splendid 200-year-old mansion with a charming patio and a tree-shaded garden. It features an exhibition related to the history of the city and the region.
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Iglesia Santa Capilla
This neo-Gothic church , one block north of Plaza Bolívar, is modeled on the Sainte Chapelle of Paris. It was ordered by General Antonio Guzmán Blanco in 1883 and built on the site of the first mass celebrated after the foundation of the town.
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Museo Lisandro Alvarado
Named after the locally born politician, doctor and anthropologist, this museum features old maps, documents, paintings and etchings and a variety of historic objects. Look for an amazing old bell from the defunct San Francisco Church.
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Cementerio Judío
Established in the 1830s, Coro’s Cementerio Judío is the oldest Jewish cemetery still in use on the continent. It’s normally locked and the keys are kept in the Museo de Arte Alberto Henríquez. Enquire there for a guide to show you around.
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Iglesia de San Clemente
This 18th-century church is just a stone’s throw to the west of San Francisco. Note the anchor hanging from the middle of the ceiling, which commemorates St Clement’s martyrdom (he was drowned after being weighed down with an anchor).
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Mercado Indígena
Across from the museum, the market sells some indigenous crafts and lots of black-velvet paintings. But the most interesting items are the bottles of catara sauce (hot sauce made from ants), and the medicinal barks and herbs for sale.
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Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
This mid-17th-century church shelters an amazing, richly gilded main retable dating from 1760. The church is only open in the late afternoon, but if you enquire in the Casa Parroquial, right behind the church, someone is likely to open it for you.
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Parque Zoológico y Botánico Bararida
Located 1.5km north-east of the center, is this large park with an artificial lake and cafes, in addition to the city’s zoo and botanical gardens. Here you’ll see some of Venezuela’s usual plants and animals, such as the tapir, jaguar and capybara.
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Museo Arqueológico JM Cruxent
This museum has a small collection of pre-Hispanic pottery, photos depicting the damage by the 1950 earthquake, and regional crafts. Note the remains of a 30m-long steam riverboat from around 1850, proving that the Río Tocuyo was navigable for large vessels.
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La Vela de Coro
This colonial port town to the northeast has a sandy beach punctuated by orange rock columns and a view of a half-sunk shipwreck. Its easy to reach by public transit – por puestos (US$0.10, 20 minutes) leave from the corner of Avs Manuare and Rómulo Gallegos.
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Catedral de Barquisimeto
This cathedral was constructed in the 1960s. It has a bold, innovative design, noted for its parabolic concrete roof and a centrally located high altar. The cathedral is open only for mass (normally at 6pm weekdays, with more services on Sunday), so plan accordingly.
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Ecomuseo del Caroní
Nearby Parque La Llovizna and the enormous Macagua dam, the Ecomuseo del Caroní contains an interesting art gallery with a photographic history of the dam and samples of pre-Hispanic ceramics unearthed during construction. A balcony looks out over the huge turbine room.
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Casa de las Ventanas de Hierro
The Casa de las Ventanas de Hierro is noted for a splendid 8m-high plaster doorway and the wrought-iron grilles (brought from Seville, Spain, in 1764) across the windows. It now shelters a private collection of historic objects collected by the family over generations.
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Parque Cachamay
Escape the heat with a stroll in the 52-hectare Parque Cachamay , a shady canopy of tropical trees dotted with blue morpho butterflies and scampering lizards. Then drink in the spectacular view of the river’s 200m-wide waterfalls. Taxis (BsF15 to BsF20) can take you to the park.
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Chocolates Paria
Tour the small-scale organic shade-grown cacao plantation and nibble on samples of varying concentration at this excellent chocolate producer. Tours are available in German, English and French. From Río Caribes bus station take a por puesto (US$0.05, 15 minutes) to Hacienda Bukare.
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Capilla del Calvario
The Capilla del Calvario has a beautiful facade, a fine example of local baroque. Its simple interior features an interesting main retable, plus two side retables on both walls. The chapel is often open in the morning, but if it’s locked, the keys are kept in Casa Parroquial.
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Casa de los Diablos Danzantes
The Casa de los Diablos Danzantes , one block down from the plaza, shelters a small museum with a collection of papier-mâché devil masks and photos from previous festivals. The family living in the house to the left of the museum as you face it can open the museum if it’s closed wh
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Museo de Béisbol
This museum in the popular Centro Comercial Sambil, 5km north of the city, is totally devoted to baseball fanaticism. It even has a pitching machine under the distinctive half-dome baseball roof of the shopping mall. Buses to Sambil run from the town center (BsF1.50); taxis here ar
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