Villa de Cura

Place in Aragua, Venezuela

10°02′18″N 67°29′21″W / 10.03833°N 67.48917°W / 10.03833; -67.48917Country

VenezuelaStateAraguaMunicipalityZamora MunicipalityFounded25 May 1722Area

• Total22.5 km² (8.7 sq mi)Elevation

526 m (1,726 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total89,364 • Density4,000/km² (10,000/sq mi) • Demonym

Villacurano/aTime zoneUTC−4 (VET)Postal code

2126

Area code0244ClimateAw

Villa de Cura or Villa de San Luis Rey de Cura (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiʝa ðe san lwis rej ðe ˈkuɾa]) is the main town in the Zamora district of the Aragua state in Venezuela.

A small town, very dry between the months of October and April and rainy during the rest of the year, it is best known in Venezuela for being the cradle of one of the best all-male children choirs in the country, Niños Cantores de Villa de Cura (Villa de Cura Choirboys). The tiny town is also well known by its chicharrones and cachapas, all local foods.

Prominent residents

Amador Bendayán, (1920–1989) was a Venezuelan actor and entertainer.
Consuelo Fernández, (1797-1814) was a resistance fighter in the Venezuelan War of Independence, given the honor of "heroine" Venezuelan War of Independence^[1]
José Pérez Colmenares, (1914–1944) was a baseball pioneer in Venezuela and a member of the National Team that captured the Baseball World Cup in 1941 Baseball World Cup^[2]
Eduardo Escobar, (born 1989) is a Venezuelan professional MLB third baseman for the New York Mets.
Hernán Pérez, (born 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player in the Atlanta Braves.

References

^ Ferrara, Sumiré. "200 años de la siembra de Consuelo Fernández: Heroína de la Patria". Diario El Siglo. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
^ Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2006 Class Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish). Retrieved on October 18, 2015.