Hello dear community of @worldmappin , how are you today? I'm super excited because I finally got to climb Ávila. This was a trip I've been wanting to take for a long time, and I love it. El Ávila is a national park located in Caracas, Venezuela, which is why Venezuelans appreciate and take great care of it.
My companions today were my mom, my cousin Rania, and her mom Jaqueline. My family and I used to take this trip a lot when my brother and I were little, with other relatives and friends, which is why I was so excited to go to El Ávila. It also brought back many memories of when I used to climb it as a child.
When you start climbing Ávila from the San Bernardino side, you'll notice that there are three or four little stalls selling ice cream, cakes, cookies, and even tizana. At the top of the mountain, there's also a lady selling ice cream. I think this is an incredible way to exercise because you can do it in different ways: walking, jogging, or even cycling, as several people were doing today. There are also people who climb with their pets, so as you climb, you interact with lots of dogs. It's a great way to connect with nature, as all the green areas are very well maintained and there is no trash anywhere. Along the way up, there are places to sit and rest, and we took advantage of this so that Jaqueline could do some static exercises.
El Ávila has many climbs, eight in total, and one of them is from La Florida, San Bernardino, and Cota Mil. We climbed via San Bernardino and reached the Mariperez viewpoint, but you can also reach the Humboldt Hotel, the Ávila Cross, and El Corta Fuego.
The views are spectacular, and the city looks more beautiful the higher you climb, as you can see a large part of the city. On the way up, the floor marks how many meters you have climbed at certain intervals. We passed 1,100 meters and then took the path to the firebreak, which is more of a dirt road.
When we arrived at the Maripérez viewpoint, we sat down on a kind of wall and stayed there for about an hour admiring the views and talking. We also saw that you can fill up your water bottles at the ranger stations, which I thought was amazing because you can bring a bottle with you, refill it, and not have to carry so much weight when you climb.
The walk took us about 3 hours in total, but to finish off the walk we ate some ice cream at Elias' stand, which was delicious. He has a variety of sugar-free ice creams, fruit flavors, and creamy flavors like chocolate or fruit with chocolate. You can also add condensed milk to your ice cream, but Elias is known for his exotic combinations of fruit ice creams. If you ask me, my favorites are tizana and passion fruit mousse. After climbing, everyone goes for ice cream at the end of the trail. Even the dogs eat ice cream.
Well, hive family, that's it for my post today. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. See you in the next post.
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Oh, cousin, that ice cream looks delicious and the scenery is beautiful.
Yes, Santi was delicious
Climbing Mount Ávila is always an incredible experience. A great plan for vacations.
Yes and to go alone with family or friends it's perfect
That detail about dogs hiking up and even having ice cream at the end got me.
It's clear that climbing all that way is very tiring, but if you have a good view while you're doing it and then get an ice cream afterwards, it's worth the experience of almost dying of exhaustion.
totally agree with you and Carlo always accompanied by the puppies that give you encouragement too
What a wonderful tour @alenicoa I loved how you told it, you can feel the love and connection with nature in every step you took. Climbing the Avila through San Bernardino is a privilege, and how nice that you did it with your family. Interacting with the doggies, enjoying the well-kept green areas and reaching 1100 meters is quite an accomplishment 🏞️🐾
I thought it was great about the ranger stations to refill water, now that's thinking of the hikers. And that ice cream at the end as a reward, phew, sounds delicious. How nice that there are sugar free options, creamy fruit ice creams and with that touch of condensed milk for those with a sweet tooth 😋🍦.
Thanks for sharing this inspiring experience. It makes you want to put on your running shoes and take to the mountain. Greetings and Blessings.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post aunt, and I totally agree with you what I liked the most was the ice cream at the end 😅
Que bonito recorrido mi Ale, aunque siento que podría morir fácilmente en el intento 🥹, no creo tener esa condición física para llegar. El ávila se ve muy bonito de lejos, no me había adentrado en fotografías de él en su interior, se ve un poco solo, pero supongo que debe ir mucha gente a subirlo. La experiencia al terminar debe ser muy gratificante y llenarte de mucha adrenalina.
Una sugerencia para ti mi Ale: recuerda que en esta comunidad hay mucha gente extranjera, intenta al inicio dar un dato importante para que las personas de otros países puedan comprender lo importante de éstas fotos, como por ejemplo: decir que es una de las montañas más grandes de Caracas, que es la capital del país y, además, un Parque Nacional, por lo que su flora y su fauna estan protegidas (datos pequeños y escritos con tus propias palabras). Estos pequeños datos los ayudará a todos entender la magnitud de la importancia de lo que significa subir el Avila para los Venezolanos y en especial para los Caraqueños y así apreciarán mejor ty recorrido.
Te abrazo mi Ale ¡amé tus fotografías! 🫂💖
Hola Dalla, me alegra que te gustaran las fotos, muchísimas gracias por tu corrección me ayudarán en mi próximo post 💗
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