Naguanagua
(Revised and adapted by Ubaldo Gandica)
Naguanagua is a Carabobian city that forms part of the great Metropolitan Area of Valencia. It is in the valley of the Cabriales River at the base of Cerro El Café and the El Trigal Mountain. Valencia and Naguanagua form a continuous urban area. The highway that runs from the centre of Valencia towards Puerto Cabello passes through this community; Bolivar Avenue in Valencia becomes University Avenue in Naguanagua from its Southern side of a traffic roundabout Known as Redoma de Guaparo.
Tourism and Places of interest
· Downtown Naguanagua features the Parochial Church of Naguanagua, the Parochial House and Bolívar Square.
· Near the Carabobo Hospital is the Spaniards Road (Camino de Los Españoles), Colonial Way in the San Esteban National Park (Parque Nacional San Esteban), where one can go down to San Esteban town near Puerto Cabello.
· Also, you can visit La Entrada, a village in Naguanagua where there is the Atanasio Giradot Monument.
· Among the Sport Squares are the "Don Bosco Field" (Campo Don Bosco) in the downtown, the "Simón Bolívar Bicentennial Sport Complex" in La Granja, the "Patinodrome of Capremco" and the "University City Sport Complex" in the Campus of Bárbula.
· Naguanagua has the numerous shopping centres such as Sambil, a Mall located in Ciudad Jardín Mañongo, La Granja Shopping Center, Cristal Shopping Center in Las Quintas. and Via Veneto Shopping Center in Ciudad Jardín Mañongo.
· Others places include the offices of El Carabobeño newspaper on University Avenue, Los Guayabitos Park, the Botanical Garden of Naguanagua (Salvador Feo La Cruz Avenue), Paseo La Granja Park (Venezuela Avenue), Liberty Park or the Peace Park (Liberty Corner, 10th Street Avenue of Las Quintas, La Granja). Also you can find amusement parks such as "Dunas" and "Ditto Park" (Tazajal).
Universities
Naguanagua is home of the main studies campus of Carabobo which is the University of Carabobo (U.C). Its administrative offices are in Valencia. This university is quite large and operates as an autonomic community with its own security, transportation, and legislative body.
Also, there are other universities such as University College of Administration and Trade (Colegio Universitario de Administración y Mercadeo CUAM) near Bárbula Bridge, the National Open University (Universidad Nacional Abierta UNA) in la Campiña, the National Experimental Polytechnic University of the Armed Forces (Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de las Fuerzas Armadas UNEFA) in Las Quintas, and the Bicentennial University of Aragua (Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua UBA) in La Campiña.
Roads
Road transportation inside the city is provided by the Centre Regional Highway (Autopista Regional del Centro) and major arterials such as University Avenue, Paseo Cabriales Avenue or Cemetery Avenue, Valencia Avenue, Naguanagua's Bolívar Avenue, Salvador Feo La Cruz Avenue, 190 Avenue, Salvador Allende Avenue in the University of Carabobo.
History
The toponymic name of Naguanagua means "Abundance of Waters". Naguanagua was originally founded as a parish or curacy district between Valencia and Puerto Cabello on May 14th 1782 by the Bishop of Caracas Don Mariano Marti. Today Naguanagua is the capital city of the municipality, similar to a county.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naguanagua
(Revised and adapted by Ubaldo Gandica)
Naguanagua is a Carabobian city that forms part of the great Metropolitan Area of Valencia. It is in the valley of the Cabriales River at the base of Cerro El Café and the El Trigal Mountain. Valencia and Naguanagua form a continuous urban area. The highway that runs from the centre of Valencia towards Puerto Cabello passes through this community; Bolivar Avenue in Valencia becomes University Avenue in Naguanagua from its Southern side of a traffic roundabout Known as Redoma de Guaparo.
Tourism and Places of interest
· Downtown Naguanagua features the Parochial Church of Naguanagua, the Parochial House and Bolívar Square.
· Near the Carabobo Hospital is the Spaniards Road (Camino de Los Españoles), Colonial Way in the San Esteban National Park (Parque Nacional San Esteban), where one can go down to San Esteban town near Puerto Cabello.
· Also, you can visit La Entrada, a village in Naguanagua where there is the Atanasio Giradot Monument.
· Among the Sport Squares are the "Don Bosco Field" (Campo Don Bosco) in the downtown, the "Simón Bolívar Bicentennial Sport Complex" in La Granja, the "Patinodrome of Capremco" and the "University City Sport Complex" in the Campus of Bárbula.
· Naguanagua has the numerous shopping centres such as Sambil, a Mall located in Ciudad Jardín Mañongo, La Granja Shopping Center, Cristal Shopping Center in Las Quintas. and Via Veneto Shopping Center in Ciudad Jardín Mañongo.
· Others places include the offices of El Carabobeño newspaper on University Avenue, Los Guayabitos Park, the Botanical Garden of Naguanagua (Salvador Feo La Cruz Avenue), Paseo La Granja Park (Venezuela Avenue), Liberty Park or the Peace Park (Liberty Corner, 10th Street Avenue of Las Quintas, La Granja). Also you can find amusement parks such as "Dunas" and "Ditto Park" (Tazajal).
Universities
Naguanagua is home of the main studies campus of Carabobo which is the University of Carabobo (U.C). Its administrative offices are in Valencia. This university is quite large and operates as an autonomic community with its own security, transportation, and legislative body.
Also, there are other universities such as University College of Administration and Trade (Colegio Universitario de Administración y Mercadeo CUAM) near Bárbula Bridge, the National Open University (Universidad Nacional Abierta UNA) in la Campiña, the National Experimental Polytechnic University of the Armed Forces (Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de las Fuerzas Armadas UNEFA) in Las Quintas, and the Bicentennial University of Aragua (Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua UBA) in La Campiña.
Roads
Road transportation inside the city is provided by the Centre Regional Highway (Autopista Regional del Centro) and major arterials such as University Avenue, Paseo Cabriales Avenue or Cemetery Avenue, Valencia Avenue, Naguanagua's Bolívar Avenue, Salvador Feo La Cruz Avenue, 190 Avenue, Salvador Allende Avenue in the University of Carabobo.
History
The toponymic name of Naguanagua means "Abundance of Waters". Naguanagua was originally founded as a parish or curacy district between Valencia and Puerto Cabello on May 14th 1782 by the Bishop of Caracas Don Mariano Marti. Today Naguanagua is the capital city of the municipality, similar to a county.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naguanagua
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