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Coro

Rank:

UNESCO

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Venezuela

Best of: Old Town, Port, Architecture, Colonial

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. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Coro", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.