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World Heritage Sites; Site Image Location () Year listed UNESCO data Description Coro and its Port† : Falcón: 1993 658; iv, v (cultural) Founded in 1527 by the Spanish as one of the first colonial settlements in the region, the city of Coro and its port, La Vela, have preserved their urban layout and numerous historical buildings.
In their book, Venezuela experts David Smilde and Daniel Hellinger [27] [28] write that, in Pantin's poem, the statue is seen to represent María Lionza as the mother of the nation, and the pelvis represents its symbolic birth. They also note that the narrator is a non-believer in terms of María Lionza, but is still drawn in by the statue and ...
At 46.72 metres (153.3 ft) tall it is the 48th tallest statue in the world, the tallest statue in South America and the second-tallest in the Americas, [5] [a] the fourth-tallest statue depicting a woman in the world, and the second tallest statue of Mary in the world. It is 16 metres (52 ft) across, with a base that is 18 metres (59 ft) deep ...
Venezuela: Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) 3,000,000 (7,400,000) 1994 The park is characterized by table-top mountains that cover 65% of the area and are of both geological and biological interest, providing habitat to a large number of endemic species.
National parks of Venezuela Number Image Date established Name Region State Type Area (km 2) 1: 2 February 1937: Henri Pittier: Central Region: Aragua Carabobo: Mountainous: 1,078.00 2: 2 May 1952: Sierra Nevada: Andean Region: Mérida Barinas: Mountainous: 2,764.46 3: 31 March 1958: Guatopo: Central Region: Miranda Guárico: Mountainous: 1,224 ...
Tourism in Venezuela has been developed considerably for decades, particularly because of its geographical position, the variety of landscapes, the richness of plants and wildlife, the artistic expressions and the privileged tropical climate of the country, which affords each region (especially the beaches) throughout the year.
Landmarks in Venezuela (3 C, 2 P) M. Museums in Venezuela (3 C, 6 P) N. National parks of Venezuela (5 C, 43 P) P. ... Religious buildings and structures in Venezuela ...
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