Maracay

According to the most accepted explanation, it was named after a local indigenous chief, and refers to the "Maracayo" (Felis mitis), a small tiger.Gómez saw Maracay as a suitable place to make his residence during his rule, and ordered the construction of an Arc of Triumph, a bull plaza (a near replica of the one in Seville, Spain), an Ópera house, a Zoo, and, most notably, the Hotel Jardín (Garden Hotel), a majestic, tourist attraction with very large gardens.The mountains on the north side of Maracay, that separate it from the coast, make up the Henri Pittier National Park, named after the Swiss naturalist that studied them.The other, beginning at the North-Western part at the city of El Limón, goes to Ocumare de la Costa and the beaches of Cata and Cuyagua[relevant?The San Sebastian's Walk is a religious catholic event with ecological and sport characteristics, which takes place the 20th of January of each year in the outskirts of the city of Maracay.[6] In 2016, they were denied the right to emigrate to Israel by the Israeli Ministry of Interior, under the assumption that they failed to "belong to a Jewish community" in Maracay.
Statue of Juan Vicente Gómez in Maracay
The jaguar, symbol of the Maracaya Indians
Venus de Tacarigua , another symbol of Maracay
Section of the Henri Pittier National Park as seen from a hill.
View of Maracay from the hills
Cathedral of Maracay
Aviation Museum of Maracay
Landscape in Maracay
César Girón square
Sindoni tower is the tallest tower outside the capital
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