Altamira

Altamira is a neighborhood located in the Chacao municipality of Caracas, Venezuela. It has its own , many hotels and restaurants, and it is an important business and residential center of the city.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood located in the Chacao municipality of Caracas, Venezuela
  • Also known as: Altamira, Caracas

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centro San Ignacio and Embassy of Japan.

Shopping center
is a shopping mall and office complex which opened in September 1998. It won recognition for Latin American contemporary architecture with the Mies van der Rohe Award that year.

Government office
is a government office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Castellana and Los Palos Grandes.

Suburb
is a district in , , located in the northeast part of the city, is bordered on the south by , on the east by Altamira neighbourhood, on the west by Caracas Country Club and Campo Alegre neighbourhood and on the north by .

Suburb
Photo: Wilfredor, CC0.
is a residential, tourist and financial district located in the in east , served by the Caracas Metro through the Miranda station of line 1.

Suburb
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Altamira

Latitude
10.50547° or 10° 30′ 20″ north
Longitude
-66.85071° or 66° 51′ 3″ west
Elevation
927 metres (3,041 feet)
Open location code
772MG44X+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8952237267
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3803333
Wiki­data ID
Q3957315
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Altamira” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 阿尔塔米拉 (加拉加斯)
  • Chinese: 阿尔塔米拉
  • Chinese: 阿爾塔米拉 (加拉加斯)
  • Chinese: 阿爾塔米拉
  • Dutch: Altamira
  • French: Altamira
  • Russian: Альтамира (Каракас)
  • Russian: Альтамира
  • Spanish: Altamira (Caracas)
  • Spanish: Altamira

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia Don Bosco and Plaza Don Bosco.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Altamira”. Photo: Kinori, Public domain.