Venezuela Venezuela Afro-Venezuelans are the descendants of Africans who were originally transported to the Americas as slaves; they make up 10% of the population of Venezuela. ...more on Wikipedia about "Afro-Venezuelan"
Aló, Presidente! is a talk show hosted by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and broadcast on Venezuelan media every Sunday promptly at 11:00 AM (Venezuelan time). Of variable format, the show broadcasts each Sunday on state-owned television. The show features Chávez addressing topics of the day, taking phone calls from the audience, and touring locations where government social welfare programs are active. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aló, Presidente!"
The Bolivarian Missions are a series of social justice, social welfare, anti-poverty, and educational programs implemented under the administration of the current Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. They draw their name from the historical Venezuelan hero Simón Bolívar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bolivarian Missions"
The Colonia Tovar (Tovar Colony) is a city located in the Tovar Municipality of the Aragua State, Venezuela. The city is mainly known for its Germanic characteristics and culture. Being founded in 1843 by German settlers, the city remained isolated from the rest of the country for decades, a factor that permitted the inhabitants to keep their culture and traditions. The majority of its residents are descendents of Germans. The most spoken language is the Alemán Coloneiro. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colonia Tovar"
Ezequiel Zamora was a famous Venezuelan soldier and leader in the so-called "Federal War" of 1859-1863. Zamora was born in Cúa, Miranda State on February 1, 1817. Zamora died in San Carlos, Cojedes, on January 10, 1860. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ezequiel Zamora"
The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela encompass all of Venezuela's off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela. These islands, with a total area of 342 square kilometres, are sparsely populated - according to official sources only 3000 people live there permanently, with another hundred from Margarita Island who live there seasonally to engage in fishing. Local government is under the authority of the mayor of Caracas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Federal Dependencies"
(Federico Brito Figueroa) ( November 2, 1921 — April 28, 2000) was a renowned Venezuelan Marxist historian and anthropologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Federico Brito Figueroa"
Harina PAN is the first and arguably the most popular brand of plain corn flour in Venezuela. The brand itself became a neologism, as even with other large competitors in the market, it is used as a noun to indicate any similar maize flour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harina P.A.N."
The comprise the mass and niche news and information communications infrastructure of Venezuela. Thus, the media of Venezuela consists of several different types of communications media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, cinema, and Internet-based news outlets and websites. Venezuela also has a strong music industry and arts scene. ...more on Wikipedia about "Media of Venezuela"
Mision Hábitat ("Mission Habitat") is a Venezuelan Bolivarian Mission that has as its goal the construction of thousands of new housing units for the poor. The program also seeks to develop agreeable and integrated housing zones that make available a full range of social services — from education to healthcare — which likens its vision to that of New Urbanism. Critics have criticized the slow rate of construction (less than 10,000 housing units built over the last six years, the duration of Hugo Chávez's tenure). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mission Habitat"
Mission Mercal (officially launched on April 24, 2003) is a Bolivarian Mission established in Venezuela under the government of Hugo Chávez. The government has set up subsidized grocery stores in a state-run company called Mercal. At present some 11.36 million Venezuelans benefit from Mercal food programs on a regular basis. At least 14,208 Mission Mercal food distribution sites are spread throughout Venezuela, and 4,543 metric tons of food are distributed each day. Mission Mercal stores and cooperatives are mostly located in impoverished areas and sell generic-branded foods at discounts as great as 50%. While the company is heavily funded by the government, the goal is to become self-sufficient by replacing food imports with products from local farmers, small businesses, and cooperatives (many of whom have received microcredits from Mercal). This endogenous development is central to Chávez's stated goal of non-capitalistic development from the bottom up. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mission Mercal"
Misión Ribas (launched November 2003) is a Venezuelan Bolivarian Mission that provides remedial high school level classes to the five million Venezuelan high school dropouts; named after independence hero José Felix Ribas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mission Ribas"
was a plan proposed by current Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez meant to deal with or repress massive protests. When he called it into effect in April 2002 as a result of the tumult, high-ranking members within the Armed Forces refused to carry out this Plan Avila when ordered do so by Chávez, during massive opposition demonstrations that unexpectedly began to march towards the Presidential Palace on April 11th. ...more on Wikipedia about "Plan Avila"
Plan Bolívar 2000 (launched 27 February 1999) was the first of the Bolivarian Missions enacted under of administration of current Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. The plan involved around 40,000 Venezuelan soldiers involved in door-to-door anti-poverty activities, including mass vaccinations, food distribution in slum areas, and education. The program also transported thousands of poor and ill Venezuelans at cost by military cargo planes and helicopters, as a means of alleviating their domestic travel expenses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Plan Bolivar 2000" shortopedia for you!
Televisora del Sur ("Television of the South", teleSUR) is a pan- Latin American television network based in Caracas, Venezuela. It began broadcasting on a limited schedule on July 24 2005 and began full-time broadcast on October 31 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "TeleSUR"
Venezuela, officially named the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( Spanish language: Venezuela or República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is the northernmost country in South America and part of Caribbean South America. It borders the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Off the Venezuelan coast are also found the Caribbean states of Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago. ...more on Wikipedia about "Venezuela"
The Warao are an indigenous people inhabiting eastern Venezuela. Alternate common spellings of Warao are Waroa, Guarauno, Guarao, and Warrau. The term Warao translates as "the boat people", styling after the Warao's lifelong and intimate connection to water. Most of the approximately 18,000 Warao tribesmen inhabit Vene zuela's Orinoco delta region, with far fewer numbers in neighboring Guyana and Surinam border. ...more on Wikipedia about "Warao"
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