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CARORA

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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 382 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CARORA  , an inland

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town of the
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state of
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Lara,
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Venezuela, on the Carora, a
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branch of the Tocuyo
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river, about 54 M . W. by S. of the
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city of
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Barquisimeto, and 1128 ft. above
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sea-level . Pop . (1908 estimate) 6000 . The town is comparatively well-built and possesses a
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fine
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parish
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church, and a Franciscan
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convent and hermitage . It was founded in 1754, and its colonial
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history shows considerable prosperity, its
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population at that
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time numbering 9000 to 1o,000 . The neighbouring
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country is devoted principally to raising horses, mules and
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cattle; and in addition to hides and
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leather, it exports
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rubber and other
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forest products .

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