Villa de Cura

Villa de Cura
Villa de Cura
	Villa de San Luis Rey de Cura
	Coat of arms
	Villa de Cura Location within Venezuela
	Coordinates: 10°02′18″N 67°29′21″W / 10.03833°N 67.48917°W
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Municipality	Zamora Municipality
Founded	25 May 1722
Area
• Total	22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation	526 m (1,726 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	89,364
• Density	3,970/km2 (10,300/sq mi)
• Demonym	Villacurano/a
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal code	2126
Area code	0244
Climate	Aw

Villa de Cura or Villa de San Luis Rey de Cura (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiʝa ðe san lwis rej ðe ˈkuɾa] ) is the main town in the Zamora district of the Aragua state in Venezuela.

it is best known for being one of the all-male children choirs in the country, Niños Cantores de Villa de Cura (Villa de Cura Choirboys). The town is also well known by its chicharrones and cachapas, all local foods.

Prominent residents

Amador Bendayán, (1920–1989) was a Venezuelan actor and entertainer.
Consuelo Fernández, (1797-1814) was a resistance fighter in the Venezuelan War of Independence, given the honor of "heroine" Venezuelan War of Independence^[1]
José Pérez Colmenares, (1914–1944) was a baseball pioneer in Venezuela and a member of the National Team that captured the Baseball World Cup in 1941 Baseball World Cup^[2]
Eduardo Escobar, (born 1989) is a Venezuelan professional MLB third baseman for the New York Mets.
Hernán Pérez, (born 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player in the Atlanta Braves.

References

↑ Ferrara, Sumiré. "200 años de la siembra de Consuelo Fernández: Heroína de la Patria". Diario El Siglo. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
↑ Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2006 Class Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish). Retrieved on October 18, 2015.

External links

Conociendo a Aragua (Spanish) at Tour Aragua Blog Spot

This article related to a location in Aragua, Venezuela is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[Ferrara-1] Ferrara, Sumiré. "200 años de la siembra de Consuelo Fernández: Heroína de la Patria". Diario El Siglo. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-04.

[2] Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2006 Class Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish). Retrieved on October 18, 2015.

[1]

[2]