Saturday 14 May 2011

Residual colonial tourism in Carora / Turismo de restos Coloniales en Carora


Luego de confirmar el estado patético de la ruta entre Coro y Barquisimeto y de escuchar nuevas historias sobre los retos existentes, decidimos ir a Carora, nuestro siguiente, destino por las rutas principales, con la opción de apreciar nuevamente la hermosa vista de la Península desde la sierra.

Having confirmed the pathetic state of the road between Coro and Barquisimeto and hearing various stories on the challenges of this route, we decided to travel to Carora, our next destination, via the main highways, which would also allow us to enjoy the vistas of the Falcon peninsula from the sierra while descending to Coro.


Así que tomamos la ruta hacia Maracaibo y antes de cruzar el puente, luego de apreciar por 3 horas un paisaje seco y desolado, regresamos hacia el centro del país por la Ruta 17, con un paisaje más rico, más camiones y más huecos, para finalmente llegar al destino.

Hence we took the main highway to Maracaibo, through 3 hours of dry scenery, where before crossing the bridge we turned south on route 17, returning towards the centre of the country through greener scenery, more traffic, more trucks, and more potholes, before arriving at our destination.

Nos dirigimos al centro histórico, que nos dio un sentido positivo, dedicar algo de nuestro tiempo en buscar donde dormir, cuando el Rincón del Bogavante se hizo presente, supimos que el asunto estaba resuelto y que podríamos dedicarnos a conocer el lugar. Caminamos por el centro, todo estaba cerrado, fue posible apreciar algunas construcciones conservadas y en general un conjunto de fachadas que dan un ambiente "colonial" al lugar, sin embargo imposible de observar porque una vez las 17 horas se apoderan del lugar, todos a dormir y nada absolutamente nada que hacer...comer...o conocer.

We headed for the historic district, which gave us a positive feeling, and we then looked for a place to stay in the area. When we came across the "Rincón del Bogavante" we supposed that this challenge had been resolved and we could dedicate ourselves to getting to know this area. We walked back into the centre, found everything closed, discovered that there remain a few conserved structures, with facades which give a "colonial" feel to the centre, however there was no way to learn much about them since it seems that after 1700h everyone has gone to bed, and there is nothing to do, eat, or learn.

Dado que no es posible encontrar un restaurante en el lugar tomamos un "resto de taxi" para ir a Pollos el Morocho y comernos el pollito correspondiente, luego otro "resto de taxi", esta vez sin vidrios en todas las ventanas, para experimentar las delicias de la habitación que habíamos conseguido.

Given that there was nowhere to eat in the district we took the remains of a taxi to "Pollos el Morocho" to eat the appropriate chicken, after which another ruin, this time lacking windows in all of its doors, took us back to the hotel to enjoy the delights of the room we had taken.

El Rincón del Bogavante, es un lugar singular, con accesorios pegados de las mesas de noche, los restos de un sofá, una ducha con dos salidas de agua sin agua caliente, con luces verdes en el piso que no funcionan y un cuarto sanitario que se inunda cuando se usa. La cama con su mosquitero que pretende simular cortinas sedosas y dosel, resultó francamente excepcional, mas si se tiene en cuenta que todos los accesorio de "casi época" hacen que los pies queden fuera de la cama.

The "Rincón del Bogavante" is a curious place, with accessories glued to the bedside tables, the remains of a sofa, a showere with two separate shower heads but no hot water, green lights on the floor which did not work, and a bathroom which floods when used. The bed with its mosquito net to simulate silk curtains and canopy was frankly exceptional, when you take into account that all of the various "quasi-antique" fittings mean that your feet stick out of the bed when asleep.

Al siguiente día no nos fuimos, realmente huimos hacia Mérida, con la esperanza de algo mejor y sin mucho problema aceptamos no visitar los viñedos de la zona.

The following day we went, or more accurately fled, towards Mérida, with the hope of finding something better, and with little persuasion elected not to visit the local vineyards before leaving the area.

Besos a todos,

Alan y Marce

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  1. Carora: Epic fail. The description of the hotel room is pretty entertaining, though :) I don't think I've ever come across a shower with two shower heads!

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