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Manuel Rojas, a Venezuelan flutist

The city of the most beautiful sunsets is proud to have witnessed, on September 7, 1978, who was born some years later became a of his most notable icons

music: Manuel Rojas. This incomparable flutist, pride of the region and Venezuela, deposits in the nozzles of their flutes air that comes out, not the lungs, but heart, and gives his fingers a typical momentum of a young man who yearns to conquer the world whole, through the music he has learned to interpret.

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Venezuelan popular music owes a major contribution to its internationalization. A brand of flutes New York will sponsor a career and is bringing out a model named Manuel Rojas. What pride!

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A day before the anniversary number 457 of the capital Lara, this celebrated musician shares his experiences traveling with the readers of this special edition and reaffirms its commitment to continue working hard for the defense of the nation's top securities .

is teacher and flutist of the State Concert Band and Orchestra Lara Hall. Since he can remember, running this magical instrument, with which Venezuela has crossed the line to insert into the musical bone in other cities.

Just as the world, for more than a decade, has Eye on the culture of the countries of Central and South America, also shows a fascination for Afro-Latin music, and it is precisely this genre Manuel Rojas is identified.

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magic with his flute and has the ability to make his listeners outside the country, flying by worlds of dream and travel to America to discover what music has been built in this corner of the planet.

Define the action of traveling as a blessing, a wonderful experience that allows them to new cultures and ways of life completely different from theirs.

"Like music is a universal language that crosses borders, I had the opportunity to meet and visit many countries and cities around the world, where I made concert tours with various musical projects and master classes taught, "says enthusiastically.

In his view, there is nothing better than traveling to do what he loves. "My work leads me, somehow, to go sightseeing and is fantastic. It has allowed me to know many places that I never thought to visit.

always wanted, from very small, traveling and learning of nations. Thanks to the musical talent that God gave me, I could go some.

How many cities in the world have had the opportunity to tread?

"A little more than 50 cities, a purely tourist purposes, but most have trodden the flute in hand. As never rule out the possibility of getting lost in the city that aims to discover, it takes foresight to request a card from the hotel to get back, no problem, telling a taxi driver your destination.

Worry about looking for a map to locate the important places to visit and be aware of alternative transport.

Declared a tireless walker and loves cities all adventures involving the maximization of the time. "I have to be very thoughtful when choosing courses because, in most cases, the concerts and pre-prepared time limit me."

- What do you like to admire the nations that first visit?

"Especially his music, but also its culture and cuisine. I enjoy food from every place for very exotic or unusual it may seem.

- What kind of tourism is identified: adventure, historical, monumental, museum, end ...?

"I love to walk about historical icons and monumental cities.

Music has mobilized the acclaimed

Manuel Rojas for several states of Venezuela. Citadina structure has seen some 15 cities. And, like all travel lovers who know this piece of land, stresses that it is a unique country.

"He has potential that few nations in the world possess. Unfortunately, we were able to take advantage from the tourism perspective, the wide range of options offered.

" Some say that Venezuela is a paradise barely marketed abroad. Do you think the same?

"Yes, I totally agree. This nation does not deserve to run with that luck. A greater

campaign to promote its wealth abroad and the Venezuelan government should invest in this type of action and secure large networks of hotels that offer the tourist possibilities of striking deals to acquire parcels.

The success of the effort

Source: Tourism Promotion

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Oscar Grauer, Chair Visiting Professor" Robert F. Kennedy Bridge

The architect Oscar Grauer, graduated from the Universidad Simón Bolívar, Master and Doctor of Design at Harvard University, the creator and coordinator of the Master of Urban Design at the Universidad Metropolitana, according to well-defined views of the best graduate-Unimet was invited by the Provost of Harvard University to take "from September of this year's Chair Visiting Professor" Robert F. Kennedy "in Latin American Studies position he held at the Graduate School of Design, graduating ago thirty years.

Grauer is the first Venezuelan to receive this honor, which also been figures like Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Domingo Cavallo and Antanas Mockus, among others. Dr. Grauer is joined this year's Academy of Engineering and Habitat, where he holds the Chair II. Within his extensive and highly successful career include the project for the Reconstruction of Vargas who made a team with David Gouverneur and its work on conflict resolution through the management of public spaces. Data curricular

Oscar Grauer is an architect, graduated from the first class of the Universidad Simón Bolívar in 1977, won the title of Master of Architecture in Urban Design Harvard University in 1980 and received a Ph.D. in Urban Design at the same university in 1991.
His interest in the relationship between cities and the context in which it develops, is evident in his doctoral thesis "Principles, Regulations and Urban Form: The Case of Venezuela", which shows a process of creating design regulations for new urban structures, considering principles of social organization, efficiency and justice, framed within a specific culture.

He joined the Metropolitan University in 1994 as Project Coordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Design, having under his responsibility the studies and actions to create the MA, under the guise of an agreement between the Metropolitan University, Harvard University, the Ministry of Urban Development and Lagoven, SA Coordinated and supervised from the structuring of the program and curriculum development, pending approval of the curriculum. Since 1995 he is coordinator of the Master of Urban Design. It is also a professor of Urban Design Workshop and tutor of undergraduate work. He has been manager of the Visiting Professors Program, the Urban Design Institute for Mayors, procurement of inputs and institutional support and the establishment of cooperative agreements to strengthen them. Has made great efforts to publicize the achievements obtained and the promotion of postgraduate domestic and international. In 1999 he participated actively in the design and organization of the Center for Urban Design Unimet where involved in the development of urban plans and proposals.

He joined the Metropolitan University in 1994 as Project Coordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Design, having under his responsibility the studies and actions to create the master, under the form of agreement between the Metropolitan University , Harvard University, the Ministry of Urban Development and Lagoven, SA Coordinated and supervised from the structuring and development program curriculum, to the approval of the curriculum. Since 1995 he is coordinator of the Master of Urban Design. It is also a professor of Urban Design Workshop and tutor of undergraduate work. He has been manager of the Visiting Professors Program, the Urban Design Institute for Mayors, procurement of inputs and institutional support and the establishment of cooperative agreements to strengthen them. Has made great efforts to publicize the achievements and the promotion of postgraduate domestic and international. In 1999 he participated actively in the design and organization of the Center for Urban Design Unimet where involved in the development of proposals and urban plans.

convinced that the exchange with other cultures is an enriching process for students and teachers, has been primarily responsible for the Visiting Professors Program, aimed at sharing and exchange of opinions, concepts and approaches with renowned professionals in the field of Urban Design, to provide not only highly professional but also different cultural perspectives, economic and social.

In the same vein, took steps that allowed the visit to France of professors and students of the Masters in April 1998 and the visit to Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain, in April 1999 which have served to understand the processes urban management and the products obtained in these countries, in order to understand and verify the applicability of these experiences in Venezuela.

Among the activities promoted to the graduate, tells the column "Urban Environment" which is published fortnightly since March 1999 in the newspaper El Universal, in which express opinions and assumptions of national interest, including social, economic and political issues related to urban design.

for Petroleos de Venezuela from 1981 to 1999 in the Department of Urban Development and former PDVSA Services in Management Lagoven Urban Development, was a consultant on plans, programs and projects related to urban issues, and developing mechanisms to promote housing developments. To mention some of their activities: Between 1986 and 1987 he was Manager of Project Planning Tamare, in Zulia state, from 1983 to 1986 he was coordinator of the multidisciplinary team responsible for analyzing the viability of this project and supervisor of Master Plan Judibana City, Falcon state, and in 1993 participated in the review of the Urban Development Policy of the Commonwealth of PDVSA.

From 1991 to 1994 he was adviser to the Directorate General of Land Urban Sector Ministry of Urban Development, in evaluation and formulation of criteria for the National Standards for Buildings and Developments, and in relation to the processes of restructuring and transfer of skills, review the content and usefulness of plans of urban planning, local urban development plans and special plans, zoning ordinances, architecture and urbanism.

Postulate by the Metropolitan University, participated in the Urban and City Management Course (Urban Management and Municipal), organized by The World Bank Institute in collaboration with the Mayor of the City of Toronto and the Canadian Urban Institute, which took place in Toronto, Canada in 1999. As a result of this intervention has been invited by the World Bank, as speaker, to represent the Unimet in three successive editions of that course.

In 1997 he was awarded as a representative of the Metropolitan University, the prize "Research and Teaching" of the Real Estate Chamber of Venezuela, the creation and implementation of the Master of Urban Design at the Universidad Metropolitana. Recognition of the contribution to the training of professionals who will contribute their creativity and ability to raise the environmental quality of life in our communities. June 2000

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