Barinas Tourist Places to Visit in Barinas, Venezuela, America

Barinas Tourist Places to Visit in Barinas, Venezuela, America

Barinas is the capital of both Barinas State and Barinas Municipality in the west central Venezuela, situated around 555 km southwest of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. It serves as the headquarters of the National Experimental University of the Western Plains ‘Ezequiel Zamora’.

The major landmarks in Barinas include:

The Federation Park
Botanical Garden of Unellez
The Marques Palace
Museum Alberto Arvelo Torrealba

Geography of Barinas:

Barinas is situated between 08°38′ N latitude and 70°12′ W longitude at an altitude of 188 meters covering an area of 322.71 sq. km.

History of Barinas:

Barinas was initially founded by the Captain Juan Andres Varela on the decree of the governor La Grita Francisco de Cáceres on June 30, 1577 with name Altamira de Caceres. Barinas became the capital of the Barinas State during the Venezuelan War of Independence.

Connectivity to Barinas:

Barinas has its own airport situated around 3 km away from the heart of the city with connections to Caracas, Guasdualito and San Fernando de Apure, served by Conviasa and Avior Airlines.

Barinas also has upgraded bus terminal with buses to neighboring cities at regular intervals.

Barinas is also well served by large number of taxis and rental cars. Most of the travel agencies have their own websites to help tourists to book vehicles in advance.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Barinas:

Barinas is home to many renowned universities and Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Museum which describes the history and culture of Barinas.

Tourist can visit Hostal del Mastranto to taste traditional food items and drinks. Barinas houses all kinds of shops including traditional handicrafts and branded products’ stores.

Things to do in Barinas:

Visiting library
Shopping
Walking

Tourist Attractions in Barinas:

Ezequiel Zamora Square:

Ezequiel Zamora Square is one of the major squares of Barinas featuring pleasant park with well maintained walkways, typical trees and flower plants. Other squares in Barinas include Student’s Square, Francisco de Miranda Square and Bolivar Square.

Estadio Agustin Tovar;

Estadio Agustin Tovar is a football stadium with a capacity of 30,000 viewers, situated in the centre of the city. It was inaugurated on 25^th of June 2007 and was designed by Ricardo Mazzei. Eye catching landscape.

Unellez Botanical Garden:

Situated within the National Experimental University of the Ezequiel Zamora, the Unellez Botanical Garden is home to a wide variety of animal and bird species including casmerodius albus, Bubulcus ibis, Buteo magnirostris tapirs, deer and wild pigs. It is open from 7.00 to 12.00 and afternoon from 13.00 to 15.00 (Monday to Friday). Prior permission is necessary.

Other places of interest in and around Barinas include:

Museum Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
The Marques Palace
Santo Domingo River
Cathedral of Our Lady of Pilar of Zaragoza and Santiago
The Federation Park
Los Mangos Park
Punto Fresco Roundabout
The house of Brutalis
National Experimental University of the Ezequiel Zamora
National Experimental University of the Armed Forces

Ideal time to visit Barinas:

From December to March is the best time to visit Barinas while the weather remains pleasant.

Accommodation options in Barinas:

Barinas is a colorful city home to numerous pleasant parks and squares. It is also noted for well facilitated hotels with amazing facilities and services such as airport shuttle, doctor on call, hot water bath, food on request, free Wi-Fi and TV. List of major hotels in and around Barinas is as follows: