Boconó

Boconó is a city in the southeast of the state of Trujillo , in Venezuela . The city is the seat of government of the Trujillo community. In 2001 Boconó had 79,710 inhabitants. Boconó is connected to Biscucuy in Portuguesa by National Road 7 and to the west by National Road 3.

history

Until 1548 the area was populated by several tribes of the Cuica ethnic group: Tirandaes, Boconoes, Mosqueyes, Tostosen. Their names are still reflected in the toponomy of the region. The Boconó settlement was founded in 1563. From 1606, with the construction of a hermitage, the village became known as the Pueblo de Doctrinas.

In 1955 an airport was completed and on September 3rd the first plane landed in Boconó.

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Boconó

Attractions

• Trapiche de los Clavos Museum.
• Bolívar Square.
• Atheneum of Boconó.
• San Alejo Church.
• Negro river.
• Los Cedros Lake ( Parque Nacional Guaramacal )

Sons and daughters

• Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña (1935–2018), Roman Catholic Bishop of Trujillo

Web links

Commons : Boconó  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Colección Amadeo León - Boconó Selection from the photo archive (originally 12,000 motifs) of the local photographer Amadeo León

• Municipality of Boconó ( Memento of February 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

• Page about Boconó in Spanish
• Boconó en Línea

Coordinates: 9 ° 14 ′  N , 70 ° 16 ′  W