Coro, Colonial city in Falcón state, Venezuela
Description
Coro sits along the Caribbean coast in Falcón state, roughly eleven kilometers inland from its port of La Vela. The center consists of low-rise houses with interior courtyards and passageways that link shaded avenues and cobblestone streets laid out during colonial times.
History
Juan Martínez de Ampiés founded the settlement in 1527 as the first capital of what later became Venezuela. The political center shifted to Caracas in the following decades, while Coro kept its role as a trading hub linking the coast and interior.
Culture
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Practical
The historic core can be walked easily, as most colonial buildings stand within a few blocks of each other. Visitors should plan for sun protection and carry water during the day, since the coastal location brings warm temperatures year-round.
Did you know?
The Jewish cemetery dates to the 19th century, established by Sephardic settlers from Curaçao, and remains the oldest Hebrew burial ground in South America. Some tombstones carry inscriptions in Ladino, the Romance language of the Sephardic diaspora, which has been spoken since medieval times.
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Médanos de Coro National Park
23.6 km
Cerro Santa Ana Natural Monument
55.6 km
Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro National Park
95.8 km
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón National Park
28.6 km
Cerro Saroche National Park
72.2 km
Taima-Taima
19 km
Coro and its Port
1.8 km
Montecano Biological Reservation
68.6 km
Haiton del Guarataro
28.6 km
Pirate Bay Beach
110.3 km
Daaibooi
110 km
Paraguaná Zoo
66.4 km
Fort Piscadera
110.3 km
Oasis Parks Beach
109.1 km
Punta Macolla Lighthouse
96.9 km
Basílica Catedral of St. Ann
1.1 km
El Isiro reservoir
9.1 km
Cape San Román lighthouse
94.4 km
Adícora Lighthouse
61.7 km
Coro Synagogue
964 m
Blue Bay, Curaçao
110.1 km
Museo de Arte de Coro
1 km
Urumaco Formation
67.5 km
Playa Porto Marie
110.5 km
Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto
67.2 km
Jewish cemetery of Coro
1.8 km
Saint Nicholas Church
57.6 km
Boka Sami Beach
110.1 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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