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Cojedes


Capital San Carlos. Founded in 1678. Situated on the banks of the river Oruye and has a population (1996 estimate) of 64,562 inhabitants.

Emblematic tree


Apamate Tabebuia rosea (Bertol) DC

Climate


Average annual temperature (Max-min.) Between 25 º and 27 º Celsius. It has a savannah climate with small variations in climate. The average annual temperature is 26.1 ° C, coinciding maximum records (May-April) and minimum (in January) with the dry and wet months respectively.

Tourism in Cojedes


Represents an area that offers significant potential for alternative economic development of the state, the variety of landscapes and ecosystems (mountains, rivers, reservoirs, savannah, wild flora and fauna) as well as important places of historical interests and craft demonstrations and folk We allow great potential for agro-tourism projects, adventure tourism and ecotourism.

Sites (Places) of interest



From the tourist point of view recreacional, the scenic values are present in three units different from landscapes: mountains, hills of piedemonte, Plains and galleys. In addition, the condition(state) possesses sites(places) of tourist - religious interest, cultural facilities, crafts, gastronomy, resorts, parks, thermal waters and sport fishing, which enclose a recreative potential directed the satisfaction of the local demands(lawsuits).

Resources or Natural Patrimonies

Thermal waters the Aguadita: Located in Tinaquillo, approximately to 1Km. Of the settlement of the Aguadita. They are waters of sulphurous type.

Thermal waters The Sulphurous one: To a kilometre of the population of Tinaco. Of sulphurous waters and temperature set.



The Jump: In the river Tinaco, it is a jet of clear waters.

Reservoir(Damming) Conchinche: On the river Pao. It (he, she) uses as irrigation to an extension of 600 hectares, and supplies of water to the city of Valencia.

Spa park Mouth Toma: To 7 kilometres to the north of San Carlos, on the river Tirgua. San Carlos' hospital is located in the avenue Ricaurte, route. There we can enjoy the climate of mountain and take delight with a bath in his (her, your) crystalline waters, since to his (her, your) shores the Resort Mouth Takes it(he,she) offers his(her,your) facilities of cabins and parrilleras to prepare the traditional one I parboil in an environment of calmness and greenery.
The original name of the river Mouth Takes is a river Tirgua, but he is a better acquaintance as river Mouth Takes. The seasons where there is more tourists' abundance towards this pleasant river are A Carnival, Holy Week and school vacations (July to September). In Spa Park Mouth Toma several sports events are realized, as the marathon of welcome to the new students of the UNELLEZ, championships of volleyball, the return ciclística to Cojedes, beside practices realize for the students of 4to to 5to year of baccalaureate in the matter of Pre-military instruction.

Galleys of the Pao: In the District Pao, they are formations(trainings) of few altitude that reach a height of a bit more than 500 m.

Herd Piñero: This one located in Cojedes's condition(state); There you can find from forests of galleries, sheets hills and up to numerous tubes that offer a great variety of habitat. There offer housing in a precious(beautiful) house colonial style and guides of the area.
Eastward of the Trunk the Herd Piñero, private development is tourist echo where the diversity of the free fauna combines with the activities of cattle exploitation(development) and agroindustrial and where the visitor can take part in the same activities that the plainsmen of the Herd realize. This Herd is and visited by tourists and investigative foreigners of the most diverse nationalities. This beautiful place is located in the condition(state) Cojedes; there you can find from forests of galleries, sheets, hills and up to numerous tubes that offer a great variety of habitats. Housing offers in a precious(beautiful) house colonial style and guides of the area complement this offer for lovers of the nature.

National park:
(General Manuel Manrique) Tirgua Location in the municipalities San Carlos and Anzoátegui and municipality Nirgua of the condition(state) Yaracuy. Surface 91 000 hectares. There was decreed National Park June 5 of 1.992, according to official gazette I number 2.347. One of the most recent national parks, it(he,she) takes as an intention the protection of the water nacientes that they originate in his(her,your) surroundings, specially the river Tirgua, which gives name to the park.

Built-up patrimonies

San Carlos' International Car-racing track: This one located in the entry of the city, it(he,she) is sedate of numerous and important National and international careers(races) of Driving and Motociclismo.
The State Cojedes is very known by San Carlos' International Car-racing track, where 4 world ones moved along of motociclismo between the year 1976 and 1979. Equally 4 kilometres of length that has this track he is a witness of important meetings of Formula 1.
In this place promising figures of the sport have arisen as Francesco Pellegrino who has given him(her) many victories to the region, being a national and Latin-American champion of motociclismo.


Museum The Blanquera: Located in the House The Blanquera. It (he,she) has a collection of pieces of ceramics, petroglifos and human remains of the indigenous epoch, as well as also furniture belonging to the colonial epoch.

Show restraint Typical

It is based on the preparation of meats, together with the following plates:
Cake of morrocoy.
Boiled of fish of river.
Creole gridiron.
Guarapita: unmatured brandy with juice of fruits and sugar. Stuffed Chigüire: with tapiramo (red french beans) and rice.
Tostón: green cooked banana.
Majarete: base of maize(corn) and coconut.
Bun: dessert of yucca accompanied on honey.
Bread of tunja: cake of flour of wheat.
Biscochuelo: bread of flour and wrapped(involved) eggs in sugar.

Cultural patrimonies



Temples and Churches:
Colonial: In San Carlos Immaculate Concepcion (Cathedral), San Juan Baptizer and Santo Domingo. In Tinaco: Church Our Lady of the Rosario; In the Pao: Church San Juan Baptizer.
Republican: In Tinaquillo: Church Our Lady of the Help.
Contemporary: In The Trunk: Church San Miguel Archangel.

Other Monuments: In the Pao: Ruins of the Institution for pious old women (1847), Town hall or Mayoralty (1820). In San Carlos: He(She) marries " The Blanquera ", natal House of the Colonel Fernando Figueredo, There sedates of the College (colonial) Juan Paul II, House of the Colonel Teodoro Figueredo (next to the previous one); Children's home opposite the Plaza (colonial) Bolivar, There investigates Governor (colonial, modified); House of the Cultural club (Republican, 1856), I Surround where the General Ezekiel Zamora died.
Historical site(place) Kills Carmelera, where they killed the General Joaquín Crespo (1898), in the Municipality Anzoátegui.
I surround where they shot the General Matías Salazar (1872) in Tinaquillo, Av. Elevated place. Monument Arch of Taguanes (1913), place where I realize Taguanes's battle, Municipality Falcon, surrounds Tinaquillo.

Culture




Folklore: The music typical Cojedes's is the Venezuelan national dance interpreted to the compass of the harp, four and the maracas.
Also stand out the typical tunes of milking that are accompanied on the blows and traversed. Other manifestations folclóricas are:

San Pascual Bailón: They are celebrated from October 12 to October 13 in the peoples(villages) of Libertad and The Protection. It is done by promise.

Madmen and Locainas: A dance danced on December 28, Day of the Santos Inocentes, of backs to the church, to the sound of woodpeckers and chunks, tins, maracas, and four. The dancers take masks of wires and horns.

Devils Dancers: It is celebrated in the people(village) of Tinaquillo. His(her,your) wardrobe consists of a red monkey and a black cap that comes to the waist, besides the mask.

Nagged bulls: It is a common Sunday pastime and bank holidays. The scene(stage) is a sleeve of hundred or more meters of length for approximately ten meters of width, closed by a fence. The riders dispute for seizing the tail of the bull with the purpose of knocking down it or " to nag it ".

You fight of roosters: They are effected(carried out) in a small circular, rustic amphitheatre in general, I roof of palm or zinc. He(she) competes(stations) for the roosters and beginning is given to the pesaje of the roosters and to the control of the spurs. A judge of fights takes decisions according to the established rules.

HOTEL NETWORK OF THE STATE COJEDES



Hotel Bar Restores San Carlos
Keeps silent About Forest. Telephone (0258)433-0298
Central Hotel Agreed Bolivar.
Telephone 433-3253

Hotel Motel Bar Restaurant
Old Mill The Coloured(Red) ones. Telephone 433-2348
Hotel Rosairene
Av. Bolivar. Telephone 433-1517

Tourist Hotel The Mansion of The Plains
Agreed Bolivar. Telephone 433-0311

Yolanda's Mess
Municipality San Carlos parish Juan Angel Bravo The Saw, Cojedes Tlephone: (0258 5814406)

Put Villa Spain the Pleasures,
The Trunk Keeps silent About Route The Trunk, Cojedes Teléfono: (258 8811135)
Camp Mataclara National
road Km 22 Route The Trunk, Cojedes Teléfono: 0241-8677254

Restaurants in Cojedes:

Bar Restaurant Las Two Routes
Route Valencia. Telephones (0258)727-1460

Bar Restaurant Guang Dong
Avenida Ricaurte. Telephone (0258)766-5522

Bar Restaurant The Agreed
Avenue Elevated place. Telephones 766-0433, 766-4177

Bar Restaurant Los Handles
Agreed Elevated place. Telephone 766-1237

Bar Restaurant Moon House
Agreed Elevated place. Telephone 766-0691

Bar Big Restaurant Rancho
Agreed Elevated place. Telephone 766-4555