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  Venezuela - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venezuela borders Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east, and Colombia to the west.
Venezuela was the site of the first permanent Spanish settlement in South America in 1522 (the modern day city of Cumaná), and most of the territory eventually became part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
Venezuela is home to a wide variety of landscapes, such as the north-easternmost extensions of the Andes mountains in the northwest and along the northern Caribbean coast, of which the highest point is the Pico Bolívar at 4,981 metres (16,341 ft).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Venezuela   (3388 words)

  
 Venezuela - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Venezuela, officially known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is the northernmost country in South America and part of Caribbean South America.
Venezuela was the site of one of the first permanent Spanish settlements in South America in 1522, and most of the territory eventually became part of the viceroyalty of New Granada.
Venezuela is home to a wide variety of landscapes, such as the north-easternmost extensions of the Andes mountains in the northwest and along the northern Caribbean coast, of which the highest point is the Pico Bolívar at 5,007 m.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/v/e/n/Venezuela.html   (3084 words)

  
 Willie Colon/Ruben Blades
But it's not in the top rank of Colón albums: the Afro-Brazilian "Vo So" may be the least exciting of his hits, with a shrill, irritating refrain, and the closing jam "Junio '73" does add up to much, though you do get a rare extended solo from the leader.
He sets her up with acoustic guajiro tunes ("Plazos Traicioneros"), boleros ("Dulce Habanera") and some potent salsa ("Tu Y Las Nubes"), plus some efforts to crosspollinate genres ("Zambullete") which are interesting if not particularly successful.
Colón had a huge hit with the Omar Alfanno composition "El Gran Varon," a sympathetic portrayal of a gay man who is abandoned by his family and eventually dies of AIDS; the tune switches from quiet pathos to swinging abandon punctuated with syncopated horn riffs, then back to pathos, back to abandon...
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 Top20Venezuela.com - Your Top20 Guide to Venezuela!
The most recent examples of his self-proclaimed socialist program include seizure of plantations that owner-occupants claim are private property.
The great architect of the Venezuelan Modern era was Carlos Raúl Villanueva, who designed and built the Universidad Central de Venezuela and its Aula Magna.
Venezuelan architecture examples are the National Pantheon, the Baralt Theatre, the Teatro Teresa Carreño,and the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge.
www.top20venezuela.com   (3025 words)

  
 This is Colombia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The flag of Colombia was adopted in 1861.
The same as the flags of Ecuador and Venezuela, derives of the colors enarbolados for those liberators that ran off with against the Spanish domain in Spanish America.
Foundation of the viceroyalty of New Granada that embraced the current states of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela, and whose capital resided in Santafé of Bogotá.
www.nuestracolombia.net /m_englishversion/thisiscolombia.htm   (1154 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Administrative divisions
7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana, Escaldes-Engordany, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria
note: three small Spanish possessions are located off the coast of Morocco: Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera
5 regions (regions, singular - region); De La Kara, Des Plateaux, Des Savanes, Centrale, Maritime
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