Travel Guide Ciudad Bolívar

When English, Dutch and French privateers begin to attack the modest population of San Tomé, Governor José Solana tells the King of Spain that he is required to feel safe. On 4 June 1762, Carlos III replaced him by Colonel Joaquim Moreno of Mendoza. The acting governor then joins from San Tomé the narrowest part of the Orinoco to base the Ciudad de Angostura (present Ciudad Bolívar). The foundation of the city ends on May 22, 1764 with the blessing of Fort Saint-Gabriel (Governor's house). The city was made famous by the speech made by Simon Bolívar. In particular, it outlined the principles of the formation of Great Colombia composed of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Libertador also used it frequently as the basis for its attacks. The current capital of the largest state of the country, inhabited by 300 000 souls, was renamed Ciudad Bolívar in 1846 and is not missing an opportunity to recall its relationship to the glorious man. You can even go to the tree to which Bolívar attached her horse when he was going to visit his friends! It is also the cradle of the kinetic painter Jesús Soto to whom the city has already devoted a museum and an avenue. He died in Paris in 2005.From its past, Ciudad Bolívar has preserved a charming colonial centre - one of the most beautiful in the country - around the beautiful Plaza Bolívar. With its small air in Antigua Guatemala and the streets as a bonus, it floats in the historic quarter (colonial casco) a softness of living until dusk, after being discouraged from dragging. With luck, you will see some freshwater dolphins from the viewpoint. The vast majority of tourists only pass between two connections to and from Canaïma (in Ciudad Bolívar, the cheapest tours are organised), but there are a few days left without bored. Furthermore, the city is an excellent centre to organize other excursions in Gran Sabana, such as Ríos, Aro, or Caroní. In August there is the Feria de la sapoara dedicated to fish of the Orinoco people. The Venezuelans were then going to Ciudad Bolívar all over the region, and even from Caracas, putting to the test a popular legend which says that whoever eats the head of the fish no longer leaves the city «Quien comes the obsessions in Bolívar». Another belief is that a formidable 7 head hydra lives in the Orinoco, near the shores of Ciudad Bolívar. So caution…