Cubiro, is a small, but beautiful colonial town in the mountains of Barquisimeto, in the state of Lara, Venezuela, about eight hours east of Maracaibo, our city.
The climate is excellent, and desirable for those of us living in Maracaibo. It is one of the oldest populations in the state of Lara. Curbiro´s, most attractive feature is the beauty of nature that surrounds it. The views from the hillsides are breathtakingly beautiful. There are many hiking trails full of refreshing views, lovely rivers and waterfalls.
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We have been to Curbiro a couple of times for river baptizims with some of our church members. Because Cubiro is relatively far from Maracaibo we usually do this toward the end of the week so that we can spend a couple of days there.
Not far from town is a place called Las Lomas or The Rolling Hills. It is utterly beautiful with much acerage of lovely green grass rambling along the rolling hillsides. There are many artisians shops, wood and clay are the main art form in this area. I purchased a pretty hand carved, mahogany, apple shaped bookend during one of our visits, (Well, I use it for a bookend, as it is heavy and works perfectly).
There are several food vendors along the main road, just below the park area, that sell delicious strawberries and creme, roasted and buttered corn on the cob, traditional Criollo meals and a variety of natural fruit candies. One thing that everyone always looks forward to is the horseback-riding, one of the most popular offerings in the park.
The green rolling hills invite one to picnic, fly kites, have a game of soccer or just a relaxing sit enjoying the gorgeous views. It is such a happy and peaceful place that we have enjoyed tremendously during our stays.
7 comments:
Las Lomas looks most inviting.....and you mentioning the strawberries and creme made me wish I were there having them for breakfast!! Looks lie the temps were quite cool, based on the way the children were dressed. What time of year was this visit.
I must tell you, I was anticipating a picture of the apple bookend. It sounds beautiful.
I love visiting little artisan's shops, it's always fun to see where people's talents lie.
Michaelene, I did take pictures of the apple to put on my blog, I will update and post the picture. Yes, it is quite cool, but not so cool that people won´t go in the river. If I remember correctly it was in September that we were there last.
I am a bit disappointed in the pictures. I am not sure who took these, but none of them do justice to the real beauty of that area.
Oooooh....Colleen the apple is gorgeous. Such a spectacular piece of wood the artist chose.
Thanks for updating....I really loved seeing the apple!!
Do you recall how much something like that would have cost? I'm just trying to get a feel for how prices there for a piece of art like that might run as compared to here. Is it more of a bargain because of the area being more remote?
I'm so enjoying your blog....thanks for the efforts you put into it!!
Michaelene, I don´t remember exactly what I paid for it, but it seems like somewhere around 30.00Bsf, which is about $15.00. You would never find it at that price in our city, because the merchants bring it in and sell it at three times the cost. Handcrafted items such as these are made by the indeginous peoples of this country so if you buy from them direct you will get the very best deal. I did purchase this direct, therefore the great price. Also, when buying you can haggle the price, not so when buying retail.
The apple is carved from a solid piece of wood and is quite heavy, I really like it.
Yes, that makes sense to me. I imagined that the apple would costs about $50.00 to 65.00 here.
I love the fact that it is one solid piece of wood. The grains in the wood are just so pretty!
Wow. That's beautiful. I love the apple. I actually have a fruit bowl that was carved out of the whole wood from Samoa. Amazing.
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