La Tumba
La Tumba is an underground detention facility of a tower in Caracas, Venezuela, that serves as the headquarters for the Bolivarian Intelligence Service. It was initially designed as offices for the Caracas Metro.- Type: Prison
- Description: prison and torture center in Caracas, Venezuela
- Also known as: “The Tomb”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zona Rental station and Plaza Venezuela station.
Zona Rental station
Metro station
Photo: Killman2.0, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Zona Rental is a Caracas Metro station on Lines 4 and 5. It is a terminus of both lines. Line 4 station was opened on 19 July 2006 as part of the inaugural section of the line between Capuchinos and Zona Rental.
Plaza Venezuela station
Metro station
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
Plaza Venezuela is a Caracas Metro station on Lines 1 and 3. The Line 1 station was opened on 27 March 1983 as part of the extension of the line from La Hoyada to Chacaíto. Plaza Venezuela station is situated 160 metres east of La Tumba.
Torre Domus
Office building
Photo: City Vzla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre Domus is an office building, which is situated 110 metres east of La Tumba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Rosal and Las Mercedes.
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…
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 3 km southeast of La Tumba.
Chacao
Suburb
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
Chacao is a suburb, which is situated 3 km east of La Tumba.
La Tumba
- Categories: subterranea, center of detention and torture, and government building
- Location: Libertador Municipality, Distrito Federal, Venezuela, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
10.49545° or 10° 29′ 44″ northLongitude
-66.88291° or 66° 52′ 59″ westOpen location code
772MF4W8+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 9131845826OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q24694947
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