Falcón, Venezuela · South America
Palmasola sits on the route: 25 minutes from Farriar.
Palmasola is a town located in Falcón, Venezuela. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Palmasola sits in Venezuela. It's in the America/Caracas time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Palmasola to your route.
Centro de Rehabilitación Santa Cruz "Palmasola" is a maximum security prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is Bolivia's largest prison and holds about 8,600 prisoners. Like many prisons in Latin America, guards exhibit minimal control over what happens within the prison, leading it to being described as a "prison town".Read more
Guards instead concentrate only on securing the perimeter of the facility. According to former inmates, almost anything can be obtained in the prison, and businesses operate inside the prison to supply weapons and drugs. Prisoners of Palmasola have created an organization called the Disciplina Interna to oversee some affairs.
Under Bolivian law, children under the age of six may live in a prison with their parent. As such, Palmasola is home to a number of children. The United Nations has criticized the policy. Four out of five prisoners in Palmasola are awaiting trial. On May 11, 2012, ABC News – Nightline featured a story about American businessman Jacob Ostreicher who was held in Palmasola for 11 months without a trial.
Pope Francis visited the prison on July 10, 2015 during his papal visit to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay .
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Palmasola is located in Falcón, Venezuela, South America. The coordinates are 10.5936 latitude, -68.5442 longitude.
Palmasola has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Venezuela.
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