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Coro and its Port

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (iv)(v)
Property : 107.0000 ha
Buffer zone: 107.0000 ha
State of Falcon
N11 24 W69 41
Ref: 658

Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 2005

Brief Description

With its earthen constructions unique to the Caribbean, Coro is the only surviving example of a rich fusion of local traditions with Spanish Mudéjar and Dutch architectural techniques. One of the first colonial towns (founded in 1527), it has some 602 historic buildings.

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