The eastern end of the Paseo de las Ciencias is bordered by the 19th-century catedral. The most revered image in the cathedral is the Cristo Negro, or Cristo de Gibraltar, as it was called originally in the church of Gibraltar, a town on the southern shore of Lago de Maracaibo. The town was overrun and burned by indigenous groups in 1600, but the crucifix miraculously survived, even though the cross to which the statue was nailed was incinerated. The image is in the chapel to the left of the high altar.
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This arcaded mid-19th-century palace is also called the Palacio de las Águilas (Palace of the Eagles) for the two condors placed on its roof.
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The late-18th-century Casa Morales is better known as Casa de la Capitulación, for it was here that the Spaniards who were defeated in the naval battle of…
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The blue-colored neo-Gothic Iglesia de Santa Bárbara was the only structure not pulled down in the demolition of colonial buildings that formed the core…
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A short walk north from the center is this museum, which is dedicated to Maracaibo-born General Rafael Urdaneta, the city’s greatest independence hero…
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2.96 MILES
This strikingly modern museum stages temporary displays of modern art in its huge exhibition halls. It is located north-west of the city center on the…