Coro

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Coro is a historic coastal city in northwestern Venezuela known for its well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Coro canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipal seat ⓘ
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial ⓘ
mud-brick (adobe) construction ⓘ
buildingMaterial adobe ⓘ
bahareque (wattle and daub) ⓘ
capitalOf Falcón State ⓘ
linked to: Falcón state
country Venezuela ⓘ
demonym coriano ⓘ
foundedBy Juan de Ampíes ⓘ
foundedOn 1527-07-26 ⓘ
hasClimate semi-arid ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance example of fusion of Spanish Mudéjar and local building traditions ⓘ
hasHistoricBuilding Casa de las Ventanas de Hierro ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict colonial historic center ⓘ
hasPort La Vela de Coro ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding Coro Cathedral ⓘ
Iglesia de San Francisco ⓘ
hasUNESCODelistingRiskReason lack of proper conservation ⓘ
urban development pressure ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalRole early colonial administrative center in Venezuela ⓘ
inDangerSince 2005 ⓘ
isCoastalCity true ⓘ
isHistoricCity true ⓘ
knownFor earthen architecture ⓘ
well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Falcón State ⓘ
linked to: Falcón state
locatedInRegion northwestern Venezuela ⓘ
locatedNear Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Médanos de Coro National Park ⓘ
namedAfter indigenous Caquetío word "Curiana" or "Coro" ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Médanos de Coro sand dunes ⓘ
nearbyBodyOfWater Gulf of Venezuela ⓘ
partOf Municipio Miranda (Falcón) ⓘ
riskStatus UNESCO World Heritage in Danger ⓘ
timezone UTC−04:00 ⓘ
transport José Leonardo Chirino Airport ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName Coro and its Port ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1993 ⓘ
urbanLayout Spanish colonial grid pattern ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Venezuela ⓘ

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