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Encyclopedia > Carupano

Carupano is a town on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast, situated at the opening of two valleys, 65 miles northeast of the city of Cuman. ...


Cacao, coffee, sugar, cotton, timber and rum have been important exports of Carupano. Binomial name Theobroma cacao L. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4-8 m tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae (formerly Sterculiaceae), native to tropical South America, but now cultivated throughout the tropics. ... Coffee beans and a cup of coffee Coffee as a drink, usually served hot, is prepared from the roasted seeds (beans) of the coffee plant. ... A sugar is a carbohydrate which is sweet to taste. ... Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Timber Timber is a term used to describe wood throughout its processing from the time it is planned for use in industrial products to the time it is used as a structural material or in other industrial product, such as wood pulp for paper production. ... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. ...


As of January, 2005, Carupano is a domestic scheduled destination of Avior Airlines. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Avior Airlines is an airline based in Barcelona, Venezuela. ...


This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain. Supporters contend that the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) represents the sum of human knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century; indeed, it was advertised as such. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...


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Carúpano - Venezuela Tuya (284 words)
In the North of the Sucre State in Venezuela, between the peninsulas of Araya and Paria, is located the city of Carupano.
A city of happy and friendly people, Carupano was very important at the beginning of the century, as the exporting port of coffee and cocoa.
It is in Carupano, where Simon Bolivar, the liberator of Venezuela, issued a decree ending slavery in 1814.
Carupano, Sucre & Paria Peninsula Travel Guide (5201 words)
This is also Carnaval country and you can count on every village to know where the best opportunity to delight in the senses and unleash the imagination might be during this magical time of year.
The gateway city to the Peninsula is Carupano with both a ferry and airport.
The road from Carupano through the mountains, past farms and cacao plantations, is quite beautiful.
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