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[[File:Caribia Socialist City(1).jpg|thumb|A housing block in Ciudad Caribia]]
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'''Ciudad Caribia''' is a planned 21st century [[Socialism|socialist]] community located west of the capital city of [[Caracas]], in Vargas state, in the [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela]], that began construction in 2006. The planned community was the brainchild of late, former president [[Hugo Chávez]], with continued construction by [[Nicolás Maduro]].
'''Ciudad Caribia''' is a planned 21st century [[Socialism|socialist]] community located west of the capital city of [[Caracas]], in Vargas state, in the [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela]], that began construction in 2006. The planned community was the brainchild of late, former president [[Hugo Chávez]], with continued construction by [[Nicolás Maduro]].
[[File:Caribia Socialist City(2).jpg|thumb|Housing units and a bike trail in Ciudad Caribia]]
[[File:Caribia Socialist City(2).jpg|thumb|Housing units and a bike trail in Ciudad Caribia]]
The city has kindergartens and schools, an adult education programme, football and basketball pitches, a government-run health centre, a government-subsidised bakery and supermarket, and even an industrial area, which is yet to be developed fully. This is in stark difference to the majority of slums in the hills that surround Caracas, where people live in precarious shacks and have long commutes to work. The city is planned to have 20,000 residential units and the total population is expected to be over 100,000. Construction started in 2006, although only 2,000 homes had been built by 2013 and the population was 10,000 in 2014. Several dwellings were given to Venezuelan citizens made homeless by flooding in November 2010.
The city has kindergartens and schools, an adult education program, football and basketball pitches, a government-run health center, a government-subsidized bakery and supermarket, and even an industrial area, which is yet to be developed fully. This is in stark difference to the majority of slums in the hills that surround Caracas, where people live in precarious shacks and have long commutes to work. The city is planned to have 20,000 residential units and the total population is expected to be over 100,000.
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A housing block in Ciudad Caribia

Ciudad Caribia is a planned 21st century socialist community located west of the capital city of Caracas, in Vargas state, in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, that began construction in 2006. The planned community was the brainchild of late, former president Hugo Chávez, with continued construction by Nicolás Maduro.

Housing units and a bike trail in Ciudad Caribia

The city has kindergartens and schools, an adult education program, football and basketball pitches, a government-run health center, a government-subsidized bakery and supermarket, and even an industrial area, which is yet to be developed fully. This is in stark difference to the majority of slums in the hills that surround Caracas, where people live in precarious shacks and have long commutes to work. The city is planned to have 20,000 residential units and the total population is expected to be over 100,000.