Fort Tiuna

Fuerte Tiuna or Fort Tiuna (more formally the Military Complex of Fort Tiuna) is the name given to one of the most recognized military installations in the city of Caracas and the South American and Caribbean country of Venezuela.

Fort Tiuna
Caracas
... Venezuela
View of the Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense, Fort Tiuna
TypeMilitary installation
AreaCoche and El Valle Parish, Libertador Municipality
Site information
Open to
the public		Partially

There are important institutions[1] of various types, such as the headquarters of the Ministry of Popular Power for Defense, EFOFAC, The General Command of the Army, El Libertador Shooting Range, the Army Food Center, the Caracas Military Circle, Paseo Los Próceres, the Bolívar Battalion, La Viñeta Residence (Official Residence of the Vice President) and some units of the Venezuelan Military Academy.

It is located between Coche and El Valle parishes, both south of the Libertador Municipality and southwest of the Caracas Metropolitan District, to the north center of Venezuela.

It houses not only military structures but also sports, urban, cultural, financial spaces[2] etc, highlights the Tiuna City Complex[3] a complex of thousands of homes built under the auspices of the Ministry of Habitat and Housing and Residences Carlos Raúl Villanueva assigned to military personnel.

It is bordered largely by the Regional Highway of the Center and the Valle Coche Highway.

  • Fort Tiuna Lagoon Caracas
  • One of the entrances to Fort Tiuna
  • Tiuna City, housing complex
  • Parks on the Valle-Coche motorway, at the height of Fort Tiuna
  • Paseo Los Próceres, Fort Tiuna

See also

References
  1. Faccini, Humberto F.; Fernández, Santiago P. (October 21, 2008). The 7 Deadly Sins of Chavismo (in Spanish). Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781425183004. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. "Banco de Venezuela inaugurated office in Fort Tiuna". www.entornointeligente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  3. "They unveiled a bust of Commander Hugo Chávez | In Photos: Nicolás Maduro and Xi Jinping visit urban development Tiuna City". www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2019.
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