It has its own Metro Station, many hotels and restaurants, and it is an important business and residential center of the city.

[citation needed] The square was completed by Martin Hermanos co on August 11, 1945, and was originally called Plaza Altamira.

[citation needed] In 1948, Luis Roche began exploring the possibility of building a tunnel between Altamira and the Caribbean Sea.

Today, Altamira has its own Metro Station, many hotels and restaurants, and is an important business center in Caracas.

João de Gouveia murdered three citizens and injured 19 participating in a demonstration in Plaza Altamira against Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez.

[5] A world-renowned branch of the internationally acclaimed worldwide organization Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva Gedola is located in Altamira.