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.