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Good evening, travelers from around the world. ![InShot_20260529_052027913.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXWgvALyEmY1rQVqEua4conbbuwdHXnj3nTraCUXUL1TN/InShot_20260529_052027913.jpg) Our trip to Mérida came to an end. We bid farewell to this Andean region of the country by driving through the famous tunnels nestled among the majestic mountains. I couldn’t take any more photos because, to be honest, I was scared by how dark it was inside the tunnels, and my phone battery was dead, so Ricardo gave me a photo he’d taken with his adventure camera. ![IMG-20260408-WA0042.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQit8XWHFifAxZcpgsVTP8xuoEzSt661P12vTTvtSBjng/IMG-20260408-WA0042.jpg) That day we arrived in Caja Seca at sunset and spent some time with Ricardo’s family. The next day we continued our adventures, now in our home state of Zulia, but on the southern shore of Lake Maracaibo, specifically in a small town called Bobures. It was my first time there, so I was eager to explore it since Ricardo was born very close by, in a neighboring municipality. ![20260405_104235.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQme7uASvWe4wLWdU85kAx7yapH5QLjhrBmQt5RnpBarRSk/20260405_104235.jpg) The road to Bobures is a long highway that starts in Caja Seca, passing through acres of sugarcane fields; the drive takes about 15 minutes. The area features elementary and secondary schools, sports fields, and public squares. ![20260405_104244.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmUtYXDufGtwmTAu9TGy4MPcViB4jv3pkN6tkt8AQiQMif/20260405_104244.jpg) ![20260405_104308.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVUp8Ge1ZWoK1TRmMnSChpJBuqx1qUihczvBduEg56BER/20260405_104308.jpg) ![20260405_104456.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmaSF2PNd23wq4qQHzGbaAKChHhRHgXiwM7Z6g1jPfiqyQ/20260405_104456.jpg) ![20260405_104546.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQqgXDHeezt4HzWGLJcJcTXNghUsgF25z7Rb6my53WnXn/20260405_104546.jpg) ![20260405_104553.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXzKedgmEuW4hJ9m9az3kvDMXf4i7hRzAaEnMpXr4y7Km/20260405_104553.jpg) Here is a monument that really caught my attention, so while Ricardo was looking for a relative, I got off the motorcycle to see the black saint, San Benito de Palermo, to whom faith and devotion are paid in these lands. ![20260405_112321.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQ1QtmB99EQMgQfFFtnUWUJfADrC1vF31Ypng7cRYF6xg/20260405_112321.jpg) ![20260405_112329.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmPbiFc4LvUmWPiRXW1HUyN2w2Jjq6oCk6LHJeA1fiPjDX/20260405_112329.jpg) ![20260405_112334.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmUTvoHDagM2S1FUc7XfSi8zTSS7ARbZTrBTai5UVzmeUC/20260405_112334.jpg) ![20260405_112346.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmU7zjzMZ5YUUqbxLkfKzZ9UVCdpx4HtXrFktbb6AQbmuS/20260405_112346.jpg) ![20260405_112353.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmeE3FtCmfXyQVemYSfebqWoFig3B6ycPJNg3ttgzYR7bp/20260405_112353.jpg) ![20260405_112417.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmf8xFTgQQTLbqMBYX6nPrsWES6oBN7eFRwmR3jFb3sJ8Q/20260405_112417.jpg) Then we entered an area with residential houses and others built in years past—colonial-style houses with colorful painted wooden doors and windows that I really like. ![20260405_104613.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXiXKunCHcABSqkCcLghX2yBYVQAWpSnBAyT8mMicHbJk/20260405_104613.jpg) ![20260405_104719.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbhiGZLY6VVE8T6cj5fmGpsckZqUd4Rrk4bHWePTewynW/20260405_104719.jpg) ![20260405_104724.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmf4E4H26zn96EiZxpi4cidZm54saWRZ5wuSkY5S1ZNvPc/20260405_104724.jpg) ![20260405_104756.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmWZvTFErz9YUyWEUabKTeCpMGd3Siwu42kcic91HhUgCa/20260405_104756.jpg) This street, where there were other squares featuring historical figures such as Rafael Urdaneta, led us directly to the Virgen del Carmen Church, a religious temple with a simple yet, in my view, striking façade, with walls composed of gray and brown granite. Additionally, the bells could be heard from afar; its architecture was unique and unparalleled. ![20260405_104803.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmRibGrJfBMSpwqPQ7oF6mvk6mtHzB5WXmLubwL165Pkxz/20260405_104803.jpg) ![20260405_104900.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmX7cLZWEFb6vP8oqjNP9DmsW1GPpfaSZhQi4B2kMmAKcV/20260405_104900.jpg) ![20260405_104839.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVXqtNTQ9PwNFXbmSW4pWqoUysBiUWnfzQxegRy9coK7U/20260405_104839.jpg) ![20260405_104844.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZSr6ubVedQ7b2oxca4LJLLouwJCW153m5ztEfKHpBEPC/20260405_104844.jpg) ![20260405_104849.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQX6eqNLaE2avQwzR1M8nZ2isbvEdYxsJWh4MLcp2FpN3/20260405_104849.jpg) My first impression of Bobures was quite good; I still have more places to show you in a second part.

--- Photos taken with a Samsung Galaxy A35. Collage created in [Inshot](https://v.inshot.com/invite) Content owned by me. Translation by: [Deepl](https://www.deepl.com/es/translator)

Buenas noches, viajeros de todo el mundo. ![InShot_20260529_052027913.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXWgvALyEmY1rQVqEua4conbbuwdHXnj3nTraCUXUL1TN/InShot_20260529_052027913.jpg) El viaje a Mérida llegó a su fin, nos despedimos de esta zona andina del país atravesando los famosos túneles en medio de sus majestuosas montañas, yo no pude tomar más fotos porque a decir verdad estaba asustada por lo oscuro en el interior de los túneles y con el teléfono descargado, así que Ricardo me regalo una foto capturada con su cámara de aventuras. ![IMG-20260408-WA0042.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQit8XWHFifAxZcpgsVTP8xuoEzSt661P12vTTvtSBjng/IMG-20260408-WA0042.jpg) Ese día llegamos al atardecer a Caja Seca y nos ocupamos en pasar parte del tiempo con la familia Ricardo, al siguiente día continuamos con nuestras aventuras, estando ya en nuestro Estado Zulia, pero en el Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, específicamente en un pueblito llamado Bobures, era mi primera vez allí, así que estaba ansiosa por conocerlo ya que Ricardo nació muy cerca, en un municipio aledaño a la zona. ![20260405_104235.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQme7uASvWe4wLWdU85kAx7yapH5QLjhrBmQt5RnpBarRSk/20260405_104235.jpg) La vía a Bobures es una carretera larga que inicia desde Caja Seca con hectáreas de caña azúcar, el recorrido es aproximadamente de 15 minutos, en la zona se encuentran escuelas para primaria y secundaria, canchas deportivas y plazas. ![20260405_104244.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmUtYXDufGtwmTAu9TGy4MPcViB4jv3pkN6tkt8AQiQMif/20260405_104244.jpg) ![20260405_104308.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVUp8Ge1ZWoK1TRmMnSChpJBuqx1qUihczvBduEg56BER/20260405_104308.jpg) ![20260405_104456.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmaSF2PNd23wq4qQHzGbaAKChHhRHgXiwM7Z6g1jPfiqyQ/20260405_104456.jpg) ![20260405_104546.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQqgXDHeezt4HzWGLJcJcTXNghUsgF25z7Rb6my53WnXn/20260405_104546.jpg) ![20260405_104553.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXzKedgmEuW4hJ9m9az3kvDMXf4i7hRzAaEnMpXr4y7Km/20260405_104553.jpg) Aquí hay un monumento que llamó mucho mi atención, así que mientras Ricardo buscaba a un familiar, yo me baje de la moto, a ver al santo negro, San Benito de Palermo, a quién se le rinde fe y devoción en estas tierras. ![20260405_112321.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQ1QtmB99EQMgQfFFtnUWUJfADrC1vF31Ypng7cRYF6xg/20260405_112321.jpg) ![20260405_112329.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmPbiFc4LvUmWPiRXW1HUyN2w2Jjq6oCk6LHJeA1fiPjDX/20260405_112329.jpg) ![20260405_112334.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmUTvoHDagM2S1FUc7XfSi8zTSS7ARbZTrBTai5UVzmeUC/20260405_112334.jpg) ![20260405_112346.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmU7zjzMZ5YUUqbxLkfKzZ9UVCdpx4HtXrFktbb6AQbmuS/20260405_112346.jpg) ![20260405_112353.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmeE3FtCmfXyQVemYSfebqWoFig3B6ycPJNg3ttgzYR7bp/20260405_112353.jpg) ![20260405_112417.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmf8xFTgQQTLbqMBYX6nPrsWES6oBN7eFRwmR3jFb3sJ8Q/20260405_112417.jpg) Después entramos en una zona con casas residenciales y otras que conforman de los años pasados, casas estilos coloniales con puertas y ventanas de madera pintadas de colores que me gustan mucho. ![20260405_104613.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXiXKunCHcABSqkCcLghX2yBYVQAWpSnBAyT8mMicHbJk/20260405_104613.jpg) ![20260405_104719.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbhiGZLY6VVE8T6cj5fmGpsckZqUd4Rrk4bHWePTewynW/20260405_104719.jpg) ![20260405_104724.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmf4E4H26zn96EiZxpi4cidZm54saWRZ5wuSkY5S1ZNvPc/20260405_104724.jpg) ![20260405_104756.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmWZvTFErz9YUyWEUabKTeCpMGd3Siwu42kcic91HhUgCa/20260405_104756.jpg) Esta vía donde habían otras plazas con personajes historicos como Rafael Urdaneta, nos condujo directamente a la Iglesia Virgen del Carmen, un templo religioso con una fachada sencilla pero a mi percepción llamativa, con paredes compuestas con granitos en tonos grises y marrones, además las campanas que se hacían notar desde lo lejos, su arquitectura era única y sin igual. ![20260405_104803.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmRibGrJfBMSpwqPQ7oF6mvk6mtHzB5WXmLubwL165Pkxz/20260405_104803.jpg) ![20260405_104900.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmX7cLZWEFb6vP8oqjNP9DmsW1GPpfaSZhQi4B2kMmAKcV/20260405_104900.jpg) ![20260405_104839.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVXqtNTQ9PwNFXbmSW4pWqoUysBiUWnfzQxegRy9coK7U/20260405_104839.jpg) ![20260405_104844.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZSr6ubVedQ7b2oxca4LJLLouwJCW153m5ztEfKHpBEPC/20260405_104844.jpg) ![20260405_104849.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQX6eqNLaE2avQwzR1M8nZ2isbvEdYxsJWh4MLcp2FpN3/20260405_104849.jpg) Mi primera impresión de Bobures, fue bastante buena, aún tengo más sitios que mostrarles en una segunda parte. --- Fotografías tomadas con un Samsung Galaxy A35. Collage realizado en [Inshot](https://v.inshot.com/invite) Contenido de mi propiedad. Traducción por: [Deepl](https://www.deepl.com/es/translator) _Noalys Salas_ _2.026_ [//]:# (!worldmappin 9.23897 lat -71.17958 long d3scr)

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