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Crew of the Kruzenshtern sailing ship visits Venezuelan capital

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As part of its circumnavigation of the globe, the Russian Kruzenshtern sailing ship made a port call at the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

As part of its circumnavigation of the globe, the Russian Kruzenshtern sailing ship made a port call at the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternAs part of its circumnavigation of the globe, the Russian Kruzenshtern sailing ship made a port call at the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on its way from Vancouver in Canada to the Cuban capital of Havana. For the first time in the ship’s 84-year history, two top state officials boarded the vessel. The visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez did not prevent the ship’s crew from taking a walk around the Venezuelan capital.
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As part of its circumnavigation of the globe, the Russian Kruzenshtern sailing ship made a port call at the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on its way from Vancouver in Canada to the Cuban capital of Havana. For the first time in the ship’s 84-year history, two top state officials boarded the vessel. The visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez did not prevent the ship’s crew from taking a walk around the Venezuelan capital.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternA part of the old colonial city survived amid the high-rise buildings of modern Caracas. The photo shows Casa del Libertador, the house where Venezuelan national hero Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1983. Now the building houses one of the country’s main historic museums.
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A part of the old colonial city survived amid the high-rise buildings of modern Caracas. The photo shows Casa del Libertador, the house where Venezuelan national hero Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1983. Now the building houses one of the country’s main historic museums.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternThe crew listens to stories of Latin America's struggle for independence from Spain.
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The crew listens to stories of Latin America's struggle for independence from Spain.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternOne of the museum’s most precious exhibits is Bolivar’s sword.
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One of the museum’s most precious exhibits is Bolivar’s sword.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternThe words of the national hero are caste in bronze in Venezuela.
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The words of the national hero are caste in bronze in Venezuela.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternA monument to Simon Bolivar at the eponymous square in Caracas.
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A monument to Simon Bolivar at the eponymous square in Caracas.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternA crowd of people on Bolivar square.
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A crowd of people on Bolivar square.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternA cenotaph of Venezuelan revolutionary Francisco de Miranda, who died in a Spanish prison.
Crew of the Kruzenshtern sailing ship visits Venezuelan capital - Sputnik International
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A cenotaph of Venezuelan revolutionary Francisco de Miranda, who died in a Spanish prison.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternBolivar’s grave in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.
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Bolivar’s grave in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternA glimpse at Venezuela’s future follows a look at its past.
Crew of the Kruzenshtern sailing ship visits Venezuelan capital - Sputnik International
10/11
A glimpse at Venezuela’s future follows a look at its past.
© Photo : Press service of the sail training vessel KruzenshternA final walk on dry land before embarking on another long trans-Atlantic journey.
Crew of the Kruzenshtern sailing ship visits Venezuelan capital - Sputnik International
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A final walk on dry land before embarking on another long trans-Atlantic journey.
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