San Felipe (Venezuela)
San Felipe is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Yaracuy . Around 86,000 people live in San Felipe. The city, 250 m above sea level, is the seat of the diocese of San Felipe. It is located in the Uadabacoa valley in a fertile area where sugar cane and other agricultural products are grown .
history
In 1720 Capuchins built a mission station. San Felipe was founded in 1729. An earthquake in 1812 destroyed large parts of the city. Some ruins are still preserved.
Worth seeing
- Tropical rainforest can be found in the Parque Nacional Yuribí.
- In the center is the historical park of San Felipe El Fuerte with the ruins of the buildings destroyed by the earthquake.
- In the Exótica Flora Tropical Park, you can visit the rebuilt former Mission of Our Lady of Mount Carmel from 1720.
- The Museo Carmelo Fernández is an interdisciplinary museum for visual art of the region. It opened in 1981.
sons and daughters of the town
- Alfonso Blanco (* 1986), boxer
- Luis Arráez (born 1997), baseball player
Web links
Commons : San Felipe (Yaracuy) - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 10 ° 20 ′ N , 68 ° 45 ′ W