Coro, Venezuela
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Coro, Venezuela is a historic colonial city in northwestern Venezuela, known for its well-preserved Spanish architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipal seat ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Spanish colonial architecture
ⓘ
mud-brick (adobe) construction ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 11.404 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -69.673 ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Juan de Ampíes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedOn | 1527-07-26 ⓘ |
| hasAirport | José Leonardo Chirino Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | hot semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Coro historic center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Casa de las Ventanas de Hierro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Museo de Arte de Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Coro Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Clemente Church, Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Church, Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageThreats | heavy rains and inadequate drainage ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Falcón State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest cities in Venezuela ⓘ |
| isSeatOf | Miranda Municipality, Falcón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
earthen architecture
ⓘ
historic urban layout ⓘ well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| KöppenClimateClassification | BSh ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Falcón State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDesertRegion | Coro–La Vela coastal semi-desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Venezuela ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paraguaná Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPort | La Vela de Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Santa Ana de Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy | José Leonardo Chirino Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| UNESCOEndangeredReason | damage to earthen architecture from humidity and infrastructure works ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteEndangeredSince | 2005 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteIncludes | Port of La Vela de Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Coro and its Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1993 ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOfVenezuelaFrom | 1527 ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOfVenezuelaUntil | 1546 ⓘ |
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