Villa de Cura explained

Villa de Cura
Official Name:Villa de San Luis Rey de Cura
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Aragua
Subdivision Name2:Zamora Municipality
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:25 May 1722
Area Total Km2:22.5
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:89364
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:VET
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:10.0383°N -67.4892°W
Elevation M:526
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Population Blank1:Villacurano/a
Area Code:0244
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2126
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Villa de Cura or Villa de San Luis Rey de Cura (pronounced as /es/) is the main town in the Zamora district of the Aragua state in Venezuela.

A small town, very dry between the months of October and April and rainy during the rest of the year, it is best known in Venezuela for being the cradle of one of the best all-male children choirs in the country, Niños Cantores de Villa de Cura . The tiny town is also well known by its chicharrones and cachapas, all local foods.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ferrara. Sumiré. 200 años de la siembra de Consuelo Fernández: Heroína de la Patria. Diario El Siglo. 2014-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20141104062804/http://www.elsiglo.com.ve/secciones/viewarticle/995/200-anos-de-la-siembra-de-Consuelo-Fernandez--Heroina-de-la-Patria-. 2014-11-04. dead.
  2. http://www.museodebeisbol.com.ve/salon_2006.html Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2006 Class