University City of Caracas
The University City of Caracas, also known by the acronym CUC, is the main campus of the Central University of Venezuela, located in central Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: School
- Description: main campus of the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas
- Also known as: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas” and “CUC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guaire River and Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex.
Guaire River
Canal
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
The Guaire River is a short river in Venezuela that flows through the nation's capital of Caracas. It is a tributary of the Tuy River and is 72 kilometers long in length.
Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex
Theater building
Photo: Nakarto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, also known as Teresa Carreño Theatre, is the most important theatre of Caracas and Venezuela, where performances include symphonic and popular concerts, opera, ballet and plays. Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex is situated 600 metres northwest of University City of Caracas.
Museo de Bellas Artes
Museum
The Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Caracas, Venezuela. It was founded in 1917, and was originally housed in the building now known as the Palacio de las Academias. Museo de Bellas Artes is situated 700 metres north of University City of Caracas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caracas and El Rosal.
Caracas
Photo: Gabriela Camaton, CC BY 2.0.
Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, in northern Venezuela, near the Caribbean. Venezuela’s urban spirit can be discovered mainly from understanding Caracas, its capital city, a busy metropolis famous for its food, cultural diversity, and perfect climate, thanks to the unique combination of a high elevation and proximity to the Caribbean Sea.
El Rosal
Suburb
Photo: Norzap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Rosal is a neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela, in the Chacao municipality. It is located at East Caracas, near the geographic center of Caracas and is one of its financial centres. It has an estimated area of 50.9 hectares… El Rosal is situated 3½ km east of University City of Caracas.
Las Mercedes
Suburb
Photo: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Las Mercedes is the largest district for shopping and leisure in Latin America. It is located at the Baruta Municipality, Miranda, Caracas. It has an estimated area of 93 hectares. Las Mercedes is situated 4 km east of University City of Caracas.
University City of Caracas
- Categories: campus and education
- Location: Libertador Municipality, Distrito Federal, Venezuela, South America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“University City of Caracas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المدينة الجامعية في كراكاس”
- Arabic: “مدينة كراكاس الجامعية”
- Bulgarian: “Университетски град в Каракас”
- Catalan: “Ciutat Universitària de Caracas”
- Chinese: “加拉加斯大学城”
- Chinese: “加拉加斯大學城”
- Croatian: “Ciudad Universitaria”
- Croatian: “Sveučilišni grad Caracasa”
- Czech: “Univerzitní město v Caracasu”
- Danish: “Universitetsbyen i Caracas”
- Dutch: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- Finnish: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- French: “cité universitaire de Caracas”
- French: “Cité universitaire de Caracas”
- French: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- Georgian: “კარაკასის საუნივერსიტეტო ქალაქი”
- Hebrew: “קריית האוניברסיטה של קראקס”
- Indonesian: “Universitas Kota Caracas”
- Japanese: “カラカスの大学都市”
- Korean: “카라카스 대학 건축물”
- Korean: “카라카스 대학 도시”
- Maltese: “Belt Universitarja ta‘ Caracas”
- Maltese: “Belt Universitarja ta’ Caracas”
- Persian: “دانشگاه شهر کاراکاس”
- Polish: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- Polish: “Kampus Uniwersytecki w Caracas”
- Portuguese: “Cidade Universitária de Caracas”
- Romanian: “Ciudad universitaria de caracas”
- Romanian: “Universitatea Oraşului Caracas”
- Romanian: “Universitatea Orașului Caracas”
- Russian: “Университетский городок в Каракасе”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Univerzitetski grad u Caracasu”
- Slovak: “Univerzitné mesto v Caracase”
- Slovenian: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- Slovenian: “CUC”
- Slovenian: “Univerzitetno mesto Caracas”
- Spanish: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- Swedish: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- Swedish: “Universitetsstaden i Caracas”
- Turkish: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- Ukrainian: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
- Ukrainian: “Університетське містечко в Каракасі”
- Vietnamese: “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas”
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