Trujillo expands its offerings with certification of seven tourist routes The Ministry of Popular Power for Tourism (Mintur) has validated seven new tourism routes in Trujillo, Venezuela, increasing the total number of certified destinations to 32. These routes focus on sustainable, community, ecological, cultural, gastronomic, and historical tourism. “La Plazuela: Cultural Heritage” is the first route validated directly by a mayor’s office, aiming to showcase the town’s history, architecture, and local traditions.

• Seven new tourism routes have been validated in the state of Trujillo.
• The validation aims to strengthen sustainable, community, ecological, cultural, gastronomic, and historical tourism.
• The new routes include “Campamento Musi”, “Monumento Natural Teta de Niquitao”, “Cárcava de San Antonio – Falla de Boconó”, “Campamento Paraíso Escondido”, “Boconó: Corazón Natural de los Andes”, “Boconó: Huellas de Historia y Cultura”, and “La Plazuela: Patrimonio Cultural”.
• “La Plazuela: Cultural Heritage” is the first route validated directly by a mayor’s office.
• The Trujillo municipality, through the “La Plazuela: Cultural Heritage” route, will promote historical and cultural tourism, nature, and gastronomy.
• The “La Plazuela” route includes visits to the church, a rest stop, the house of poet Samuel Barreto Peña, and the origin of the “curruchete” sweet.
• These new tourism products have received a national quality seal, certifying the richness of Boconó and Trujillo.
• The validation is a result of joint work between the National Government, entrepreneurs, and service providers.