El Recreo Parish
El Recreo is one of the 22 parishes located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality and one of 32 of Caracas, Venezuela.- Type: Locality
- Description: civil parish (parroquia) in Libertador municipality, Capital District, Venezuela
- Also known as: “El Recreo” and “Parroquia El Recreo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caracas Contemporary Art Museum Armando Reverón and Museo de Bellas Artes.
Caracas Contemporary Art Museum Armando Reverón
Museum
Photo: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caracas Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum of modern art located in the Parque Central Complex in Caracas, Venezuela. It was founded on 30 August 1973 by the journalist and art patron Sofía Ímber, also its director from 1973 to her dismissal in the Chavist cultural revolution of 2001.
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.
Ibrahim Al-lbrahim Mosque
Mosque
Photo: MissPercy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim, officially the Mosque Ibrahim Ibin Abdul Aziz Al-Ibrahim, also known as the Caracas Mosque, is a mosque in the El Recreo district of Caracas, Venezuela.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caracas and Chacao.
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.
Chacao
Suburb
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
Chacao is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of El Recreo Parish.
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 southeast of El Recreo Parish.
El Recreo Parish
- Category: parish of Venezuela
- Location: Libertador Municipality, Distrito Federal, Venezuela, South America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“El Recreo Parish” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Parroquia El Recreo”
- French: “El Recreo”
- Spanish: “Parroquia El Recreo (Caracas)”
- Spanish: “Parroquia El Recreo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maripérez and Santa Rosa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aristedes Rojas Park and Parque Andrés Bello.
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