El Tocuyo
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Coordinates: 9 ° 47 ′ N , 69 ° 48 ′ W El Tocuyo on the map of Lara
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Venezuela | |
| State | Lara | |
| City foundation | 1545 | |
| Residents | 105,764 (estimates for 2010) | |
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| height | 270 m | |
| Post Code | 3018 | |
| prefix | 253 | |
| Time zone | UTC -4.30 | |
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El Tocuyo is a city, the administrative seat of the Morán District, in the state of Lara , Venezuela .
El Tocuyo is located in a fertile valley between mountains that form part of the northern Andean foothills.
The Tocuyo River runs through this city.
history
The Guayones, a tribe of the Jirajara group, lived in this region when the Europeans arrived. The region was densely populated and agriculturally very productive.
At the time of the Welser rule, the European settlers of Venezuela were concentrated in Coro, on the coast. The Coro region was very dry and barely fertile. Since the Welser were on forays in search of El Dorado, the Spaniard Juan de Carvajal decided to lead settlers from Coro to the El Tocuyo area in order to establish a Spanish settlement there.
El Tocuyo was the administrative seat of the province of Venezuela between 1546 and 1548.
economy
Agriculture is the main engine of the region. Nestlé has a branch in the city.
Infrastructure
There is a public library, the Alcides Losada Library.
bibliography
- Olier, Janett (Editora). 1995. El Tocuyo 450 años. J & Eme Editores SA Maracaibo-Venezuela.
- Troconis de Veracoechea, Hermila. 1984. "Historia de El Tocuyo Colonial", Universidad Central de Venezuela, Ediciones de la Biblioteca, Caracas.
