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El Callao, Venezuela | |
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Coordinates: 7°20′47″N 61°49′38″W / 7.3463°N 61.8271°W | |
Time zone | UTC−4 ( VET) |
El Callao is the capital city of the El Callao Municipality in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela. It was founded in the mid-19th century. [1] The goldmine at El Callao, once one of the richest goldmines in the world, came into operation in 1871.[ citation needed]
Due to gold mines in the area, the real number of inhabitants may be five times higher than the official total of around 25,000. [2]
The El Callao carnival was included in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016. [3] [4]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2020) |
El Callao, Venezuela | |
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Coordinates: 7°20′47″N 61°49′38″W / 7.3463°N 61.8271°W | |
Time zone | UTC−4 ( VET) |
El Callao is the capital city of the El Callao Municipality in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela. It was founded in the mid-19th century. [1] The goldmine at El Callao, once one of the richest goldmines in the world, came into operation in 1871.[ citation needed]
Due to gold mines in the area, the real number of inhabitants may be five times higher than the official total of around 25,000. [2]
The El Callao carnival was included in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016. [3] [4]