San Juan Parish
San Juan is one of the 22 parishes located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality and one of 31 of Caracas, Venezuela.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: civil parish (parroquia) in Libertador municipality, Capital District, Venezuela
- Also known as: “Parroquia San Juan” and “San Juan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Miraflores Palace and National Library of Venezuela.
Miraflores Palace
Government office
The Miraflores Palace is the official dispatch and head office of the president of Venezuela. It is located on Urdaneta Avenue, Libertador Bolivarian Municipality in Caracas.
National Library of Venezuela
Library
The Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela, located in Caracas, is the legal deposit and copyright for Venezuela. It was established on July 13, 1833, by decree of General José Antonio Páez.
National Pantheon
Museum
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Pantheon of Venezuela is a final resting place for national heroes. The Pantheon was created in the 1870s on the site of the ruined Santísima Trinidad church from 1744 on the northern edge of the old town of Caracas, Venezuela.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caracas and 23 de Enero.
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.
23 de Enero
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
23 de Enero is a parish located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality west of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. The parish receives its name from the date of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état which overthrew dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez.
Urbanizacion Francisco de Miranda
Neighborhood
Photo: Jose Rafael Camejo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urbanizacion Francisco de Miranda is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km west of San Juan Parish.
San Juan Parish
- Category: parish of Venezuela
- Location: Libertador Municipality, Distrito Federal, Venezuela, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Yiddish—“San Juan Parish” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “সান হুয়ান”
- Cebuano: “Parroquia San Juan”
- Chinese: “圣胡安”
- French: “San Juan”
- Slovenian: “San Juan”
- Spanish: “Parroquia San Juan (Caracas)”
- Spanish: “Parroquia San Juan”
- Yiddish: “סאן הואן”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Capuchinos and Parque Ezequiel Zamora.
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