On the Roads of Táchira (Venezuela) (and Part II) (Eng – Esp)

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As we announced in the post published a few days ago*, today we continue with the sights from our trip to the state of Táchira (Venezuela), this time heading north from San Cristóbal, its capital.


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The first town we came across was “Peribeca”, a small town with some colonial roots, since, according to the information we gathered, it was founded in 1602. We didn't stay there long, but I did manage to take a picture of its church.

We continued on and found a place, whose name I don't recall, where we felt very comfortable, partly because of the green, mountainous surroundings and the vendors selling handicrafts and liquors. As the cold intensified, a “calentaito,” as they call it there, was very welcome. And so we had one.


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On the route, we arrived at that town in Táchira with the lovely name "El Cobre," located northeast of San Cristóbal. I took several photos there.


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Then, we arrived in La Grita, which celebrated its anniversary on August 6th. It's a quiet town, like most of the ones we visited, although already influenced by the less pleasant effects of modern urban life. Here are the photos I was able to take of the Church of Our Lady of the Angels and Bolívar Square.


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In Rubio, I saw a very beautiful church in the Neo-Gothic style, which was built in the 1950s.


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I finished my tour of Táchira by visiting the Church of San Pedro de Seboruco, which is striking for its three towers, unique in Venezuela, and recently opened.


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(Versión en español)


Como anunciamos en el post publicado hace unos días *, continuamos hoy con las vistas del viaje al estado Táchira (Venezuela); esta vez saliendo hacia el norte de San Cristóbal, su capital.

El primer pueblo que conseguimos fue Peribeca, una pequeña población de cierta raigambre colonial, ya que, según la información recabada, fue fundada en 1602. En él nos detuvimos poco tiempo, pero recogí una foto de su iglesia.

Seguimos, y encontramos un lugar, del que no recuerdo su nombre, donde nos sentimos muy a gusto, entre otras cosas, por el ambiente verde y montañoso, y la venta de artesanías y licores. Intensificándose el frío, un “calentaito”, como le dicen allá, venía muy bien. Y así lo hicimos.

En la ruta, llegamos a ese pueblo tachirense identificado con un lindo nombre: El Cobre, ubicado en dirección noreste de San Cristóbal. De él tomé varias fotos:

Luego, llegamos a La Grita, que celebró el 6 de agosto su día. Es un pueblo tranquilo, como la mayoría de los visitados, aunque ya influenciado por los efectos nada afables de la vida urbana actual. En seguida, las fotos que pude hacer de la Iglesia de Ntra. Sra. de los Ángeles y de la Plaza Bolívar.

En <b<Rubio pude ver una iglesia muy bella, de estilo neogótico, que fuera construida en la década del 50 del siglo XX.

Terminé mi recorrido por Táchira al mirar la iglesia de San Pedro de Seboruco, que atrae por sus tres torres, única así en Venezuela, de reciente apertura.


Thank you for attention. | Gracias por su atención.



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Looks like it's so much fun on the places you saw.. Have a great day!

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