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.

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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
foundedOn 1527-07-26
hasAirport José Leonardo Chirino Airport
hasClimate hot semi-arid climate
hasHistoricDistrict Coro historic center
hasMuseum Casa de las Ventanas de Hierro
Museo de Arte de Coro
hasReligiousBuilding Coro Cathedral
San Clemente Church, Coro
San Francisco Church, Coro
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageThreats heavy rains and inadequate drainage
isCapitalOf Falcón State
linked to: Falcón state
isOneOf oldest cities in Venezuela
isSeatOf Miranda Municipality, Falcón
knownFor earthen architecture
historic urban layout
well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture
KöppenClimateClassification BSh
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Falcón State
linked to: Falcón state
locatedInDesertRegion Coro–La Vela coastal semi-desert
locatedInRegion northwestern Venezuela
locatedNear Caribbean Sea
Paraguaná Peninsula
nearbyPort La Vela de Coro
originalName Santa Ana de Coro
servedBy José Leonardo Chirino Airport
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
UNESCOSiteName Coro and its Port
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1993
wasCapitalOf Venezuela
wasCapitalOfVenezuelaFrom 1527
wasCapitalOfVenezuelaUntil 1546

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Philipp von Hutten associatedWith Coro, Venezuela