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The Spanish Trail on El Avila Hill: A Hiking and Adventure Experience.
The Cerro El Avila is a beautiful and cozy place in the city of Caracas where all hikers make life here, known for its natural beauty and rich history for example today's journey from Puerta Caracas to the fort of the Spanish where the great adventurer Alexander de Humboldt was held in one of his many adventures of the time. In this post, we dive into the path of the Spaniards in the Cerro El Avila, a path that will take us through the history and nature of this area that today remains much more alive than this historical and memorable area of Venezuela.
Lettuce Planting: An Important Beginning Lettuce Planting: An Important Beginning.
Our journey began in the planting of lettuce where each farmer has a very important role on the land today in Venezuela from these crops leaves the vegetables to supermarkets as you can see are very good and high quality vegetables, a place where the first traces of the Spanish who came to the region in their large ships and boats that from afar could see our imposing Avila hill from Maiquetia here are 17 kilometers of roads of land are still from the same time of colonization. The planting is a place of great historical importance that has been maintained from generation to generation to this day, as it is the starting point of the Spanish conquest of Venezuela as all their customs remained in each of the inhabitants of this area little known by many. The lettuce is a symbol of fertility and life as well as the green veins and the crops are totally fresh along with the cold climate of the mountain, and in this place, we find an abundance of vegetation and wildlife such as arnica flowers that make us all a pleasant and colorful way.
**The Farmers: Workers of the Soil
As we walked along the trail all with our mouths open to see and breathe totally pure and cold mountain air, we found the farmers who work in the area were threshing the soil to be able to plant and wait for the harvest after all the hard work of a team. These workers of the soil have been responsible for the fertility of the land for centuries and with much effort and dedication they do it so that each food arrives in very good condition to our tables. Their work is important for the survival of the community and for the preservation of the biodiversity of the region because as they say the farmer today is very poorly paid and seen by society since colonial times, they say that their products are very cheap and almost no one wants to pay more for them.
The Sown Eggplants: A Fruit of Work.
On the road of the Spaniards there are several vegetable plantations going down to La Guaira, the whole road is full of conucos or hamlets of people who already lived there before it was declared a national park, we find the eggplants sown for the first time I can see how eggplants are born or sown and then how they grow. These plants are the fruit of the work of the farmers and the fertility of the soil. They tell me that if left on their own they can reach a meter long and weigh more than 5 kilos per eggplant. The eggplant is an important ingredient in the cuisine of the region and is a symbol of abundance and life can not miss in our kitchens for aluno in particular I do not like are very unpleasant and its smell much more for others love them.
The Experience of Hiking: An Adventure in Nature.
Hiking in Cerro El Avila is a unique and exciting experience full of adrenaline, unique experiences like the ones we live today, unparalleled adventures to share with companions, friends or acquaintances in each adventure. The road takes us through nature, surrounded by vegetation and wildlife as well as the flora and fauna and the brutal views of each space in white for views of faces or the airport of La Guaira.
**The History of the Spaniards: A Legacy of the Conquest
The history of the Spanish in the Cerro El Avila is a legacy of the conquest and colonization of the region when we started the adventure from where you climb is called caracas doors from here is given the start of this route very beautiful and full of stories of wars and battles epic in the colonial era many houses are still made of the same materials of the colony their sales and large doors. The presence of the Spaniards in the area is a reminder of the complexity of the history of Venezuela and the influence of the European culture in the region for example castle nero that today nothing remains and the fortin that is still half standing.
In summary, the path of the Spaniards in the Cerro El Avila is a hiking and adventure experience that takes us through the history of the colony that even their roots remain in the population and their knowledge in the work of agriculture. The planting of lettuce those greens denote quality in each one that we saw along this trail, the farmers very kindly attended us today and taught us how to herd the land, the eggplants planted and the experience of hiking are just some of the aspects that make us appreciate the beauty and complexity of this area that is very well preserved and cared for as many times the same hikers misuse these green areas or also the same government that is not aware of these sites or tourist places.
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The Cerro El Avila is a place that makes us reflect on the history and nature of Venezuela, wonderful things that we must continue to preserve because this mountain is so mystical and full of . The experience of hiking in this place is unique and exciting full of adventures from the craziest to the funniest in peace and harmony with nature, and makes us feel small in the great adventure of life within so much green and trees of life. With this I say goodbye to the path of the Spanish.
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