Shifting sands & colonial continuity.
Americas (English Edition) › Vol. 48 Nbr. 1, January 1996
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Coro, Venezuela
The town of Coro, Venezuela, is a showcase of Spanish colonial architecture. Founded in 1527, the town was declared by the government as a National Monument in 1957 and designated by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1983. Near the town are the strange formations that make up the Coro Dunes national park.See the full content of this document
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Shifting sands & colonial continuity.
Coro, a former Spanish capital on Venezuela's northwestern coast, endures wind and desert to preserve a unique architectural legacy
The Caquetios, a Caribbean Indian tribe who inherited Venezuela's parched western coast from the Arawaks, aptly named the region Coro, their predecessors' word for wind. And not just any wind, but one "that blows constantly," according to Venezuelan writer Arturo Uslar Pietri, "bending the trees, tippling the sea, g...See the full content of this document
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