El Callao, Venezuela

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.

El Callao, Venezuela
Coordinates: 7.3463°N 61.8271°W / 7.3463; -61.8271
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)

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]

Carnival of El Callao

Calypso de El Callao, a carnival held in El Callao, was included in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016.[3][4]

References
  1. Municipality El Callao
  2. Venezuela: la distorsionada economía que crea el oro en el lugar más rico (y violento) del país, BBC, August 17th, 2018
  3. "Carnival of El Callao, a festive representation of a memory and cultural identity". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  4. "Nomination file no. 01198 for inscription in 2016 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" (.DOC). UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
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