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Municipality in Miranda, Venezuela
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El Hatillo is a beautiful pueblo on the outskirts on Caracas. It is known for its colorful houses and good restaurants. There is a small park, where many events take place, as well as very interesting shops and places to eat surrounding the park. There is a small mall with several shops, supermarket, and movie theater, as well as a food court. It is a town rich in history. The people are also very friendly.
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Home of the Santa Rosalía church, the Hatillo Town Hall, and several bars, restaurants and cafes. In the middle of the square, there is a statue of Simón Bolívar.
Also known as "El Picacho de El Volcán" or "Cerro de las antenas"), it is the highest peak of the Municipality of El Hatillo, one of which makes up the metropolitan area of the city of Caracas. It reaches an elevation of 1,490 meters above sea level. Telecommunications, radio and television antennas have been installed in this space to provide service to the city of Caracas. El Picacho de El Volcán also served as a point of reference to set the limits of the municipality.
Estación El Encantado
It was the first hydroelectric plant that supplied electricity to the city of Caracas, being also the first in Latin America and the second in the continent, its activities began on August 8, 1897.
It was built by craftsmen from the Maramureş district in Transylvania. It was assembled without nails or metal objects in its structure and is adorned with neo-Byzantine religious paintings. This is one of two such temples outside of Romania.
El Peñón de Las Guacas or Peñón Los Carraos
It is a rocky outcrop that is part of the Zenda phase of the Las Brisas Formation of the late Jurassic, on the eastern slope of the rock is the Guaire River canyon. The Los Carraos cave and the Zuloaga cave are also found in this rock, this being the largest cavity or cavern in the capital region with a length close to 500 meters.
The entire region has paved roads, which are passable by all types of vehicles.
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