Living in La Floresta

La Floresta is the neighborhood in the south of Chacao. It was a coffee estate and now holds the Centro de Arte La Estancia, in a former colonial hacienda, with parks around it. This guide tells you what is nearby and what to do.

homes listed: 27
year of the records of coffee shipped to Cádiz: 1755
parks in the neighborhood: 3

The essentials

A coffee estate
Records from 1755 show more than a hundred pounds of La Floresta coffee shipped from La Guaira to Cádiz.
Art and parks
The Centro de Arte La Estancia occupies a former colonial hacienda, surrounded by La Estancia, San Juan Bautista La Salle and Aruflo parks.
What it costs
Half of the houses for sale are listed between US$1,100,000 and US$2,000,000.

Part of the municipality of ChacaoLa Floresta is one of the neighborhoods of Chacao. The municipality guide compares them all, with what each asks today.Read the Chacao guide

Things to do in La Floresta

History

A coffee estate
1755 · records of shipments to Cádiz
More than a hundred pounds of coffee went out through La Guaira to Cádiz, according to records from that year.

Culture

Centro de Arte La Estancia
Hacienda · colonial, now an arts centre
National and international exhibitions (especially photography, design and three-dimensional art), theatre, concerts, seminars and conferences. PDVSA has run it since 2003, according to Wikipedia.

Nature

Parque La Estancia
Avenida Francisco de Miranda · park
Park on Avenida Francisco de Miranda, in La Floresta.
Parque San Juan Bautista La Salle
Avenida Santa Belén · park
Park on Avenida Santa Belén, in La Floresta.
Parque Aruflo
Avenida Libertador · park
Park on Avenida Libertador, in La Floresta.

Entertainment

Cancha Irene Sáez
Calle San José · sports pitch
Sports pitch on Calle San José, in La Floresta.
Parque del Este
82 ha · a few blocks east
A zoo, the Humboldt Planetarium, a lake and trails; reached from Los Palos Grandes.

Everyday

Universidad Nacional Experimental de la Gran Caracas
Avenida Principal de La Floresta · university
University on Avenida Principal de La Floresta, in La Floresta.
Instituto Médico La Floresta
Avenida Santa Ana · clinic
Clinic on Avenida Santa Ana, in La Floresta.
Farmahorro
Avenida Principal de La Floresta · pharmacy
Pharmacy on Avenida Principal de La Floresta, in La Floresta.
Embajada de la India
Avenida San Carlos · embassy
Embassy on Avenida San Carlos, in La Floresta.