Carora

The City of Carohana, commonly called Carohana City or simply Carohana (in spanish, Ciudad de Carora or Carora), is a city in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto. Carora was founded twice. The first time, in the year 1569 by Juan de Trejo, but due to constant attacks from the indigenous population, it was abandoned, only to be refounded three years later (1572) by Juan de Salmanca. Carora flourished in colonial times having a population of nearly 10,000. As of 1911, the neighboring country was devoted principally to raising horses, mules and cattle; in addition to hides and leather, it exported rubber and other forest products. As of 2005 the main economic activity of the area is still cattle ranching, but on milk production and milk products. In the 1990s grapes and wine making became important.

Alirio Díaz Monument in Carora.

Carora
City
Typical street of Carora
Flag Seal
Carora
Coordinates: 10°10′16″N 70°04′47″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Counties	Torres Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Edgar Manuel Carrasco Paez (2009–2012)
Elevation	419 m (1,375 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	250.000
Demonyms	carorenian, caroreño/a, diabloguaro/a
Climate	Aw
Website	Alcaldía de Torres

Carora has been the birthplace of very important people in knowledge different areas. Guitarist players Alirio Diaz and Rodrigo Riera; historians Guillermo Moron, Ismael Silva Montañes, Ambrosio Perera; lawyers Ambrosio Oropeza, Juan Oropeza, Antonio Oropeza; health science Dr. Pastor Oropeza; lawyer and one of the writers of the 1961 Venezuelan Constitution Jose "Cheito" Herrera Oropeza; and Héctor Mujica, writer, journalist, co-founder of the venezuelan

Colleges and universities in Carora include National Experimental Polytechnic University Antonio Jose de Sucre (UNEXPO), National Open University,[1] and Technological University Institute Mario Briceño Iragorry.[2]

Carohana (Carora) is officially a sister city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America.

References

1. "Inicio". Una.edu.ve. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2014-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carora". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.