page_title: Macuto, Vargas
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Macuto, Vargas / History
caption_attribution_description: Español: Miramar Hotel, Macuto hacia 1922.English: Miramar Hotel, Macuto, 1922.
context_page_description: Macuto is a seaside city in Vargas state, Venezuela. The city has a long history of attracting Venezuelan political leaders and artists, and popular tourist site today.
context_section_description: Macuto was founded in August 1740 on the site of an indigenous village called Guaicamacuto ("basket of thorns"). It is known for its beaches, and for the nearby town of Galipán on the mount Avila, famous for its flowers.
  Since the 19th century, Macuto has served as a resort town for many in Caracas and other nearby areas. Large streets and private homes were constructed during that time, and Macuto began being known as a place where several Venezuelan presidents spent time off and received international dignitaries. In 1885, Antonio Guzmán Blanco ordered the construction of a large manor known as "La Guzmania", which has subsequently been used as a residence for a number of Venezuelan leaders, including Juan Vicente Gómez, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, and Wolfgang Larrazábal. A high-end hotel called the Miramar was inaugurated in the 1920s, but is no longer in operation.
  Macuto served as the hideaway and final residence of Venezuelan artist Armando Reverón, a modernist painter and craftman, who built a compound of huts surrounded by a wall, which he named "El Castillete" ("little castle"). From 1921 onwards, he lived with his companion Juanita, his dolls, and other handmade objects. While in Macuto, Reverón attracted much attention for his unusual lifestyle, which, along with his paintings depicting the town, helped Macuto gain notability.
caption: Miramar Hotel in 1929
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