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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 ...
Pages in category "Culture of Venezuela" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Venezuelan salsa was born in the barrios of Caracas, Venezuela by street musicians who gather to "rock" the slums. Venezuelan salsa has a unique style compared to other forms of salsa as it incorporates quick rhythmic changes on the bass (as compared to the clave of New York style salsa and the salsa of Puerto Rico, which arguably was influenced by New York City, and opposed to the slower sons ...
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 ...
With Venezuela's failing health care system, there is an absence of prevention programs; this, together, with severe language barriers — many Warao are illiterate and do not speak fluent Spanish — have allowed ignorance about the disease to flourish. The culture is felt to be severely threatened. [11]
The following category is for cultural festivals in Venezuela, including folk festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, food festivals, and other sorts. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The statue had been commissioned by the dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez, who wanted to make María Lionza a symbol of Venezuela. [15] The statue was moved to the highway in 1953, [ 16 ] after the university and Pérez Jiménez became concerned that the accessible campus location would allow María Lionza's devotees to gather and to spread their ...
Category: Culture by city in Venezuela. 5 languages. ... Sport in Venezuela by populated place (5 C) C. Culture in Caracas (5 C) M. Culture in Maracaibo (2 C)