Gateway to Carora, the heart of Lara | Puerta de entrada a Carora, el coraz贸n de Lara 馃幐
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Good morning, world travelers. Happy Sunday, everyone.
Our first trip of 2026 was postponed for a few days due to the current situation in my country, which is why the atmosphere is full of uncertainty, so we decided to wait for things to calm down and wait a little longer. On the other hand, I wanted to show you some monuments that we found on our last trip back home, right at the entrance to Carora, in Lara state, on the Lara-Zulia Highway.
The first monument is dedicated to the great Venezuelan musician Alirio Diaz, known for playing the guitar. He was born in Carora and dedicated his life to doing what he loved. He took lessons on various musical instruments such as the saxophone and clarinet, but always leaned towards stringed instruments. He was part of the Caracas Martial Band, and it is said that when he finished his music studies in Venezuela, he traveled to Europe and gave various performances and recitals in Spain and Italy. He was also a writer, and some of his works were published, the best known being Al divisar el humo de la aldea nativa (Seeing the Smoke from the Native Village).
Further along the same road are some colorful and cheerful letters spelling out Carora, in which the letter C shows the strings of a guitar, the first A refers to the Ruins of La Pastora, and the O is shaped like a paper fan. There is a beautiful space filled with round cacti that we affectionately call buches, which reminded me a lot of the one we have at home.
Then there is a monument to La Virgen del Rosario de Chiquinquir谩 de Aregue, patron saint of Carora, who is a manifestation of La Chinita, venerated in the state of Zulia. It is the first time I have seen it, and for a moment I was confused by the similarity.
Finally, a monument commemorating part of its history with the Ruins of La Pastora or Carora, with a fountain behind it that was turned off but surrounded by palm trees that perfectly matched the blue of the sky.
It's a shame I couldn't explore the streets of Carora, but just from the entrance, I can see that it's a city steeped in culture, religion, and history, which I hope to learn more about on a future trip to Lara State.
For now, I bid you farewell. Until next time!
Photos taken with a Samsung Galaxy A35.
Collage created in Inshot
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Translation by: Deepl
Buenos d铆as, viajeros del mundo. Feliz domingo para todos.
Nuestro primer viaje del 2026 fue pospuesto unos d铆as por la actual situaci贸n de mi pa铆s, raz贸n por la cu谩l el ambiente esta lleno de incertidumbre, as铆 que decidimos aguardar la calma y esperar un poco, por otra parte quer铆a mostrarles algunos monumentos que nos encuentramos en nuestro 煤ltimo viaje de regreso a casa justamente en la entrada de Carora, en el estado Lara, justo en la Autopista Lara - Zulia.
El primer monumento es dedicado al gran m煤sico Venezolano Alirio Diaz conocido por tocar la guitarra, qui茅n naci贸 en Carora y dedico su vida a hacer lo que amaba, tomo lecciones de distintos instrumentos musicales como el saxof贸n y clarinete pero siempre inclinado al instrumento con cuerdas, form贸 parte de la Banda Marcial de Caracas, se dice que cuando culmino sus estudios de m煤sica en Venezuela viaj贸 a Europa y realiz贸 distintas presentaciones y recitales en Espa帽a y Italia, tambi茅n fue escritor y algunos de sus obras fueron publicada, siendo la m谩s conocid: Al divisar el humo de la aldea nativa.
M谩s adelante y en la misma v铆a se encuentran unas coloridas y alegres letras de Carora, en la cu谩l la letra C muestra las cuerdas de una guitarra, la primera A que hace referencia a las Ruinas de la Pastora y la O una forma de abanico de papel, tiene un hermoso espacio lleno de cactus redondos a los cu谩les llamamos con mucho cari帽o buches, me record贸 mucho al que tenemos en casa.
Luego un monumento de La Virgen del Rosario de Chiquinquir谩 de Aregue patrona de Carora, que es una advocaci贸n de La Chinita que es venerada en el estado Zulia, es primera vez que la veo y por un momento sent铆 confusi贸n con la similitud.
Por 煤ltimo un monumento recordando parte de su historia con las Ruinas de la Pastora o de Carora, con una fuente detr谩s que se encontraba apagada pero estaba rodeada de palmas que combinaban perfectamente con el azul del cielo.
Es una l谩stima que no pude conocer las calles de Carora, pero solo con su entrada puedo ver que es una ciudad llena de cultura, religi贸n y historia, que espero conocer m谩s a fondo en un futuro viaje al estado Lara.
Por lo pronto me despido. 隆Hasta la pr贸xima vez!
Fotograf铆as tomadas con un Samsung Galaxy A35.
Collage realizado en Inshot
Contenido de mi propiedad.
Traducci贸n por: Deepl
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