Parapara, Guárico
| Parapara | |
|---|---|
| Parapara de Ortíz | |
  Parapara | |
| Coordinates: 9°23′30″N 67°17′14″W / 9.39167°N 67.28722°WCoordinates: 9°23′30″N 67°17′14″W / 9.39167°N 67.28722°W | |
| Country |
 Venezuela |
| State | Guárico |
| Municipality | Juan Germán Roscio Municipality |
| Founded | 1660 |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,350 |
| Time zone | VST |
| Postal code | 2301 |
Parapara or Parapara de Ortíz is a small city in Guárico, Venezuela. Parapara is also a parish (parroquia) of the Juan Germán Roscio Municipality. The city takes its name from an indigenous word for the fruit of the paraparo tree (Sapindus saponaria).
History
It was founded in 1660. Alexander von Humboldt travelled through this region in 1800 and described it in his Personal narrative of travels to the equinoccial regions. At the time the village's main source of income was the exploitation of gypsum, which was sent to Caracas.
President Joaquín Crespo spent many years of his life here.
Important buildings
Church in Parapara
House of Culture Felix Manuel Belisario
External links
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