My walk for this #WednesdayWalk was actually taken last year, when I had to go downtown to take my mother to renew her passport. I had the photos since then in a draft but for one reason or another I had not finished the post and shared with you the photos of this central square of Caracas and its surroundings until now.
While my mother was doing her paperwork, I went for a walk at the Plaza Diego Ibarra.
If I am honest, this square is not one of the spaces that I like the most in the downtown area of the city, it has always seemed to me that it lacks greenery. Caracas is a city with a lot of vegetation and in this square there are no plants but certainly the buildings that surround it are striking.
Especially the towers of the Centro Simon Bolivar Center or as they are known las Torres del Silencio. The large square was built in front of this complex in the late 60s.
In the lower part of the Simon Bolivar Center facing the square is the headquarters of the electoral power, yes the polemic CNE Consejo Nacional Electoral (National Electoral Council).
But the building I was interested in visiting was the church next to the plaza.
The church is the Basilica of Santa Teresa, one of the important temples in the center of the city. It was built at the end of the 19th century during the presidency of Guzman Blanco.
It is a neoclassical church. In my opinion it is not as beautiful as the nearby Church of San Francisco or the Cathedral of Caracas, but this church is well known especially because it has the venerated image of the Nazarene of San Pablo.
I went into the church to see the Nazarene, but first pass in front of this small chapel.
On the other side, there is the chapel where the image of the Nazarene is. The Nazarene of San Pablo attracts thousands of faithful every year to the Basilica of Santa Teresa but especially on Wednesday of Holy Week when the procession of the Nazarene of San Pablo is celebrated and the parishioners walk through the center of the city with the image of the Nazarene.
The central nave of the church where the main altar is located was closed but I was still able to capture this photo of the central cupola of the church.
In my way out of the church, my mother called me to let me know that she had finished with the paperwork, so I sat down to wait for her in the small square in front of the church.
And so ends my short walk around the vicinity of the Plaza Diego Ibarra in Caracas.
This is my post for this week's #wednesdaywalk challenge hosted by @tattoodjay
Thank you for reading.
All images and writing are my own unless otherwise stated.
© CoquiCoin
June 11, 2025
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