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Called Yaracuy in honor of an Indian Chief from “Jirajara” of legendary value, Yaracuy comes from the Indian word “Yara-yaraí” which means “Take Water” and “Cuí-cu-i” which means “far away”, reason why Yaracuy means “TO TAKE WATER FAR AWAY”. The written history of Yaracuy begins in 1530 when the German Nicholas Federman arrived to the valley and he called it the “Valley of the Ladies” because the native women who lived there were all beautiful and gorgeous.

Its main economic activity is the agriculture due to the mountainous relief and abundant fluvial sources which make of the Yaracuy’s ground an ideal soil for the growth of different species like bananas, corn, sugar cane, cacao, coconuts and African palm.

Between its main tourist attractive, you can fin the “Aroa Mines and the Sorte”; these mines are located in the Aroa’s surroundings and there can be found the first discovered and exploited copper mine of the American continent which counts with many facilities that are dated from the year 1620. “The Sorte” is in the Natural Monument “Maria Lionza” and it is the main source of legends and folkloric myths that pay tribute to the native deity of Maria Lionza Queen, who, according to the legend, rode by the mountain on the back of a tapir. Among other attractions, you can find: San Felipe the Fort, Park of the Exotic Tropical Flora and “Our Lady of the Carmen” Mission, San Felipe and Cumaripa.

Yaracuy, valley of the ladies

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