https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh en-us 2016-06-21 15:36:09 UTC 2026-03-15 15:53:36 UTC hello@padlet.com sergiogng1991 https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115164802 I live in the capital city of Venezuela, Caracas]]> 2016-06-21 15:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115164802 sergiogng1991 https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115166457 Caracas is located along a narrow valley  in the south of a mountain rage called Cerro El Ávila, showed in the picture below. 

]]> 2016-06-21 16:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115166457 sergiogng1991 https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115167861 This city was founded in 1567 by Diego de Losada, a Spanish conqueror, by the name Santiago de León de Caracas, but it was liberated by Simón Bolívar in the 19th century, singing a declaration of independence in 1811.]]> 2016-06-21 16:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115167861 sergiogng1991 https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115169835 Cerro El Ávila represents one the most beautiful places in the city. If you visited Caracas and wanted to go hiking or stay away from the noise, it's a good chance that you couldn't miss. You could also use a cable car to get to the top, as you see in the picture.]]> 2016-06-21 16:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115169835 sergiogng1991 https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115172073 Caracas  has a tropical climate, there's no season here, just periods of drought or precipation in several months due to El niño climate phenomenon.]]> 2016-06-21 17:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115172073 sergiogng1991 https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115173651 In the center of the city, there are ancient houses, one of which was the birthplace of Simón Bolívar,  the liberator of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama and Venezuela. Inside, it's too common to see wide corridors, beautiful courtyards and huge bedrooms decorated by artefacts come from  17th century to 18th century.]]> 2016-06-21 17:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115173651 sergiogng1991 https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115188051 It's the most important University in Venezuela, founded in 1721 and declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. This is definitely an architectural masterpice disigned by Carlos Raul Villanueva. Also, a piece of art is frequently seen at faculties, libraries, passageways and auditoriums. One of them is in Aula Magna and it's called floating clouds.]]> 2016-06-21 21:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sergiogng1991/gp9aa2of8obh/wish/115188051