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Venezuela's cultural heritage includes the original Venezuelan natives, the Spanish and Africans who arrived after the Spanish conquest, and the 19th century waves of immigration that brought many Italians, Portuguese, Arabs, Germans, Moroccan Jews, and others from the bordering countries of South America. About 93% of Venezuelans live in urban ...
Sephardi Jewish culture in Venezuela (1 C, 6 P) Sport in Venezuela (21 C, 5 P) Surnames of Venezuelan origin (3 P) T. Theatre in Venezuela (2 C) W. Works about ...
Indigenous people in Venezuela, Amerindians or Native Venezuelans, form about 2% of the population of Venezuela, [1] although many Venezuelans are mixed with Indigenous ancestry. Indigenous people are concentrated in the Southern Amazon rainforest state of Amazonas , where they make up nearly 50% of the population [ 1 ] and in the Andes of the ...
Rock art found in southeastern Venezuela may have come from a previously unknown culture. Researchers believe that the roughly 4,000-year-old art signifies a central dispersion point from which ...
Topographic map of Venezuela Pictorial map of Venezuela. Venezuela is located in the north of South America; geologically, its mainland rests on the South American Plate. It has a total area of 916,445 km 2 (353,841 sq mi) and a land area of 882,050 km 2 (340,560 sq mi), making Venezuela the 33rd largest country in the world.
Initially, the plantations were worked by African slaves. Their descendants still live in the village and maintain their traditions with festivals, music, and costumes. Several buildings from the colonial era have been preserved, although the village suffered damage in the 1812 earthquake. [12] Ciudad Bolivar in the narrowness of the Orinoco River
The Province of Venezuela in 1656, by Sanson Nicolas. One of the first maps about Venezuela and near regions. 5 July 1811 (fragment), painting by Juan Lovera in 1811.. The history of Venezuela reflects events in areas of the Americas colonized by Spain starting 1502; amid resistance from indigenous peoples, led by Native caciques, such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco.
An enlargeable relief map of Venezuela. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venezuela: Venezuela – sovereign country located in northern South America. [1] It comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea.