Pregonero
Encyclopedia
Pregonero is a town in Táchira State
, Venezuela
. It is the administrative centre for Uribante Municipality. Pregonero is located high in the Andes Mountains
at an elevation of 1,327 m. on the banks of the Uribante River.
Traditionally, Pregonero was founded by Francisco de Borja y Mora in 1727 with settlers from La Grita
, although there was already an indigenous village there.
times. The climate is classified as tropical savanna
with wet summers and dry winters. Annual rainfall is around 1,400 mm. Located nearby is the Uribante Caparo dam.
There are two large plazas, Bolivar Plaza located in front of the church of San Antonio de Padua and the Plaza Miranda in front of the church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
Táchira (state)
Táchira State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal.Táchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,177,300....
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. It is the administrative centre for Uribante Municipality. Pregonero is located high in the Andes Mountains
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
at an elevation of 1,327 m. on the banks of the Uribante River.
Traditionally, Pregonero was founded by Francisco de Borja y Mora in 1727 with settlers from La Grita
La Grita
La Grita is a town in Táchira state, Venezuela. It has a population of 80.000. It is located in the North West of Tachira State. Founded by the Spanish Captain Francisco de Cáceres, in 1573, also known as ciudad de Atenas or ciudad del Espíritu Santo, it was the capital of the Province of La Grita...
, although there was already an indigenous village there.
Geography and climate
The town is located above the Uribante River on a river terrace which was formed in PleistocenePleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
times. The climate is classified as tropical savanna
Tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a type of climate that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories "Aw" and '"As."...
with wet summers and dry winters. Annual rainfall is around 1,400 mm. Located nearby is the Uribante Caparo dam.
There are two large plazas, Bolivar Plaza located in front of the church of San Antonio de Padua and the Plaza Miranda in front of the church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
External links
- "Pregonero, Venezuela" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- "Pregonero: Capital del Municipio Uribante", photographs and statistics in Spanish