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23-438: Chacao may refer to the following articles: Chacao Municipality - a municipality of Caracas, Venezuela Teatro Municipal de Chacao , Caracas Venezuela Chacao station , a station of Caracas Metro Chacao, Chile , a village in northern Chiloé Island Chacao Channel , a channel separating Chiloé Island from the mainland Chacao Channel bridge Deportivo Chacao F.C. ,

46-626: A Centre for Performing Arts ( CELARG ) and the Centro Cultural Chacao , a public space dedicated to concerts, art expositions, and other cultural activities. Parque del Este , the biggest urban park in Caracas, although largely in neighbouring Sucre territory, has one of its main entrances in Chacao, making it a popular recreational and exercise area for the inhabitants of Los Palos Grandes and other Chacao neighbourhoods. The municipality has become

69-701: A financial centre after many of the country's banks moved their headquarters to the formerly residential neighbourhood of El Rosal. The main street artery, Francisco de Miranda Avenue and its vicinity, rivals Caracas' old downtown in office space availability, and is preferred by foreign companies with established offices in the country. Some signature office buildings include Parque Cristal, Centro Letonia, HP Tower, Atlantic Building, La Castellana Center, Multicentro Empresarial del Este, Centro Lido, Centro San Ignacio , KPMG Tower, Forum Tower, Shell Tower, and other important architectural landmarks. Several other office buildings are occupied by government-controlled entities such as

92-483: A former Venezuelan football club (soccer team) Chacao (cacique) , a Venezuelan cacique from the 16th century Chacao Indian Cunco people of the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chacao . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

115-451: A variety of restaurants, a cinema multiplex with two 3D theatres, a VIP room and four meeting rooms. The Las Vegas, Hollywood and Broadway sections of the Jardín level combine commercial and local craft vendors. The commercial levels total about 24,800 square metres (267,000 sq ft), with over 300 stores. The complex has a number of restaurants, which may also be accessed from

138-701: Is a Venezuelan shopping mall and office complex which opened in September 1998. It won recognition for Latin American contemporary architecture with the Mies van der Rohe Award that year. The mall is in La Castellana in the Chacao area of Caracas . It was built on athletic fields next to San Ignacio Jesuit College from early 1993 to late 1998, and is managed by the Fondo de Valores Inmobiliarios . The Centro San Ignacio complex

161-683: Is flanked by the two office towers: Copernicus on the west and Kepler on the east. A new road was necessary around the north side of the complex. The interior includes pergolas , bridges, terraces and vegetation—5,000 square metres (1.2 acres) of green space. Its exterior is red brick, with metal and granite. Tinted glass dominates the structure, especially in the office towers. Centro San Ignacio consists of five commercial levels: Blandín , Chaguaramos , Jardín , Terraza and Vivero . Chaguaramos and Blandín have sporting-goods, music and recreational stores; Jardín and Terraza feature clothing, electronics and general-consumer stores. Vivero has

184-428: Is one of the most-visited areas of Caracas. Since its 1998 opening, the mall has focused more on entertainment. Information about the mall (upcoming events and a store directory) is provided by its media office. Centro San Ignacio has four parking levels with over 1800 spaces, including 28 handicapped spaces. The mall has a shuttle service, which stops at the entrance to the center; its vehicles are identifiable by

207-668: The Torre Pequiven . The Ministry of Transport and Communications previously had its headquarters in the Torre MTC in Chacao. The Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Civil , the Venezuelan aircraft accident investigation agency, had its headquarters in Chacao. In Cumanagoto language Chakau (Chacao) means sand , the municipality was named after the Indian Cacique Chacao , who died defending his territory in 1567,

230-429: The Ávila national park , which hosts a variety of events. Surrounding Avila's kiosks are corridors, terraces and areas for exhibitions and activities. At either end of the center are office towers; between the towers are five commercial levels and four underground parking levels. Centro San Ignacio opens to the south for the road from the village of Chacao, allowing entry to the building from that area. This entrance

253-474: The 2004-2008 term, has played a prominent role in anti- Chávez politics over the past eight years. On November 23, 2008, Emilio Graterón was elected mayor with 47,54% of vote. Chacao has represented a stronghold for the Venezuelan opposition. Anti-Chavez votes have steadily represented between 85 and 95% of the total votes in the borough, throughout the length of Chavez's administration. The current Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport has its headquarters in

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276-834: The Guaire River, bordering the other urban municipalities to the east, south and west, and the La Guaira state to the north, including the Avila National Park . Chacao, along with Baruta and Los Salias, is one of the communities with lowest poverty rates in Venezuela, with a poverty rate of only 4.67% according to the 2011 census. It is home to some of the city's major financial and shopping centres, such as Centro Ciudad Comercial Tamanaco (CCCT), Sambil Shopping Mall, Centro Lido, Centro San Ignacio, as well as branches and headquarters of major local banks, and foreign institutions, stock exchanges,

299-468: The Pequiven and Banco del Tesoro towers. The traditional Venezuelan private sector has given way to new short-term businesses and franchises that bloom around the city thanks in part to soaring oil prices. Chacao is again an important player in this money wave craze, with commercial and residential real estate prices among the highest in the nation. The residential neighbourhood of Campo Alegre has on average

322-665: The city of Caracas, included these lands in his jurisdiction. The township of Chacao was founded by an immigration wave of the San Bernabé earthquake victims on June 11, 1641. It was officially made a Catholic parish with the foundation of San José de Chacao church. After repeated epidemics and calamities affected Caracas, the Town Hall and the Governor and Commander in chief of the Province, Jose Solano y Bote , in 1764 thought about transferring

345-410: The complex's management 28 percent of its visitors come from the surrounding area, 16 percent from east town, 17 percent from the northeast, 13 percent from the southeast, 12 percent from the city center, six percent from the southwest and eight percent each from the west and satellite cities. The number of visits increases about 10 percent annually; with an average of 10 million visits per year, it

368-496: The entire city to this location, an idea that was rejected by Caracas Bishop Mauro Tovar. On April 15, 1769, the residents of Chacao asked for the creation of an independent ecclesiastical parish, Lieutenant Francisco Palacios y Sojo made the request, after evaluating the economic conditions. The final separation of Chacao from the Parish of La Candelaria was granted on September 27, 1769. Centro San Ignacio Centro San Ignacio

391-617: The highest priced real estate in the country. The headquarters of Estalar Airlines is in Altamira , Chacao. The Cathedral and Bolivar Square area, known as Pueblo de Chacao was home to Spanish, Italian and Portuguese immigrant waves, and today represents a middle class stronghold in the municipality. Small pockets of poverty, known as barrios , are also present, some of the best known are Pajaritos and El Pedregal which are surrounded by luxury condos and opulent houses. Former mayor Leopoldo López Mendoza , elected in 2000 and re-elected for

414-466: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chacao&oldid=1220153855 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chacao Municipality Chacao occupies the mid-eastern portion of the Caracas Valley, north of

437-421: The mall's logo on top. The complex is earthquake- and fire-resistant. Security is based on the concept of risk mitigation. Safety is managed by a monitoring and control center, Cecom, which maintains communications with the staff. The complex has a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system, a staff of 74 officers for the shopping area, and parking, panic buttons and metal detectors and motions detectors in

460-531: The most luxurious hotels in the city, and the mansions of recognized personalities in the political and economic sphere. Many of the city's shopping malls are located within Chacao's borders. The township also controls the most transited pedestrian access to the Avila National Park ( Sabas Nieves ), a popular destination for caraqueños . Other attractions include a restaurant district in the neighbourhoods of La Castellana, Altamira and Los Palos Grandes ,

483-591: The outside. It was designed with a green-energy infrastructure; thanks to its open design, it requires no air conditioning system normally necessary in a closed complex. The business area has 23,596 square feet (2,192.1 m ) of offices in the Copernicus and Kepler towers, occupied primarily by corporations with a staff of approximately 3,000 (including technicians and executives). The office towers and parking levels accommodate people with disabilities with ramps, escalators and authorized support staff. According to

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506-482: The year when the city of Santiago de León de Caracas was finally established after more than three decades of unsuccessful attempts by the Spanish. The chosen location for Caracas Plaza Mayor and Cathedral was on the west side of the valley, making the fertile lands of Chacao (on the mid-east side) an ideal location for agricultural crops and establishment of haciendas . Spanish conquistador Diego de Losada , founder of

529-434: Was designed by Carlos Gomez De Llarena and Moisés Benacerraf. It was recognized with a Mies van der Rohe Award for contemporary Latin American architecture because of its influence on the city skyline, and is among the most valuable real estate in Caracas and Venezuela. Its exterior has an open design to integrate it with its residential surroundings. The interior has a central open square known as Avila, overlooking

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