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    Caracas
    The capital of Venezuela, Caracas is a city that gathers testimonies from Colonial times, innovative modern proposals from the 1950's, buildings from the oil boom of the 1970s, as well as informal settlements.
    Coro
    The first capital of Venezuela and one of the early colonial town in South America, founded in 1527. This historic city is “the only surviving example of a rich fusion of local traditions with Spanish Mudéjar and Dutch architectural techniques,” according…
    Maracaibo
    The capital of Zulia state, Maracaibo is the second-largest city in Venezuela. Rich in oil, this state is economically essential to the country. The city was a pioneer in arts and economic development, during the 19th century. Marabinos are very proud of the…
    Mérida
    Located in the Andes mountains, Mérida is one of the oldest cities in Venezuela, founded in 1558. It has the first university in the country and abundant public bronze statuary. Local heritage is currently at risk due to an increase of metal thefts.
    Other Locations in Venezuela
    Includes Barinas, Maracay and San Cristóbal
    San Francisco de Yare
    A small town well known for the way it celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi: Groups of people dance disguised as masked devils commemorating the presence of Christ in the Sacrament. This ancestral tradition is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
    Aureola para Santo Pequeño
    A circular piece in openwork metal which is chiseled and embossed. In the center vegetables within a circle around beams joined by a wavy hoop. This type of object was placed on the head of the wooden sculptures intended to be clothed.
    Bodega de Señora Paula
    Ms Paula’s Grocery Store This small corner store was founded by Ms. Paula Noriega Deguias, a neighbor from the high area of El Calvario community. Ms. Paula sold in this store groceries, ice cream, snow cones, sodas, and beer, mostly on the weekends and on…
    Calavera
    Carlos Zerpa began his Skulls series in New York in 1993. Created with ceramic, jewels, paint, and embedded objects, these skulls are (according to Zerpa) an homage to Mexico.
    Capilla El Calvario
    The Chapel Santa Rosalia, for years, was the center of religious meeting of the parishioners of El Hatillo until the Santa Rosalia church in Palermo was built. Today, the temple remains closed, it only opens its doors during Holy Week and during the celebration…
    Casa del Apostolado, Centro Cultural Pablo VI (Coro, Venezuela)
    As the second oldest city in Venezuela, Coro's architecure is one of the only surviving examples of Indigenous, Spanish, and Dutch Mudejar architectural styles in the Caribbean with its distinctive clay structures. It was one of the first colonial cities in…
    Cross of San Clemente (Santa Ana de Coro)
    This model is a work in progress. Image donations to help complete this model can be made at https://digital-content-donation.arck-project.org/ St. Clement's Cross marks the spot where the first mass was officiated in South America in 1527. It is sheltered…
    Custodia
    Work made in embossed metal, chiseled and gilded. Circular base decorated with carved plant motifs. A carved column that culminates with two heads of angels on which is a ring with rays representing the sun. In the end, it ends with a cross.
    Dancing Devils Mask
    The Brotherhood of the Blessed Sacrament of the Dancing Devils of Yare, The masks are pieces made of plastic, paper and newspaper among others, of various sizes and different shapes, reflect with bright and fluorescent colors the image of a demon, with deep…
    El Bisonte (1984)
    El Bisonte (1984) by Alberto Guédez. Located at the entrance of MAGMA (Museo de Arte Contempraneo Mario Abreu, de Maracay Estado Aragua) in Maracay, Venezuela. Photo registry by Frank Araujo and Ysrael Gomez in February 2018.
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