What is La Carlota, the air base on which Juan Guaidó called the uprising against Maduro's dictatorship?

Acting President Juan Guaidó announced Tuesday a military uprising against Nicolás Maduro's regime and established the home at La Carlota Air Base, outside Caracas.

Guaidó's images with opposition leader Leopoldo López, both surrounded by soldiers loyal to the uprising and differentiated by a blue band, They began to travel the world awaiting the development of events and the possible reaction of the Chavez regime.

"I was released by the army for the order of the Constitution and President Guaidó. I am at the base of the Carlota. Everyone to mobilize. It's time to conquer freedom. Strength and faith, "said López.

The air base of Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda, commonly known as La Carlota Base, in reference to the hacienda of the same name on which it is built, is an aerodrome military in the metropolitan area of ​​Caracas.

His official name refers to Sebastián Francisco de Miranda and Rodríguez Espinosa, a politician and military man born in 1750 and died in 186, who played a leading role in Venezuela's independence.

The base was built as a military and civilian airport in 1946, but since 2005, it is closed to the public and its tracks and facilities are used only for the movements of the armed forces.

For a long time, the opportunity to use its 103 hectares to create a new park or to urbanize the land, and even the base of La Carlota has hosted many concerts of popular music, the last with Ricardo Arjona in 2013. Lady Gaga and Shakira, among others, also played.

This Tuesday morning, La Carlota was the scene of a first tear gas confrontation between forces loyal to Maduro and military opponents following Guaidó.