25 things that you probably did not know about Venezuela (FINAL)

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The Paraguaná refinery in Falcón State is the second largest in the world after the Jammagar refinery in India (2013).

In Venezuela there are three sites that have been declared World Heritage Sites by Unesco: Coro and its port (1993), Canaima National Park (1994), Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas (2000).

Venezuela has two elements inscribed on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, such as the Dancing Devils of Venezuela and the Parranda of San Pedro de Guarenas and Guaitire.

It is the first and only country in the world to have won a beauty crown two consecutive years.

The best cacao in the world (Theobroma Cacao) is the Venezuelan. Its reputation goes back 500 years since the Spanish conquest as the climatic and geographical conditions of the country make it an ideal home for the production of this item.

Venezuela has all the climates of the world in its small geography: Humid Forest, Arid, Semi-arid, Temperate, Paramo, Plains, Perpetual Snow, Tropical Desert, Jungle and Savannah.

It has the largest arepa in the world made of corn dough or flour, weighing 493.2 kg., Prepared by the brand Harina PAN (subsidiary of Empresas Polar) in Caracas on March 23, 2011.

Sports records: Omar Vizquel with 2699 games in the MLB as short-stop and Carlos Coste, who toured 150 meters underwater in Mexico (2010) for 2 minutes and 32 seconds.

The Coromoto Ice Cream Shop located in the city of Mérida, founded in 1981, is the most flavored ice cream parlor in the world (860), which is why it has been awarded the Guinness Record twice in a row.

He has starred in 3 films: 1. Arachnophobia (1990): produced by Steven Spielberg that deals with a strange variety of poisonous spider found in Venezuela and transported from Canaima to a small population in the United States, where it begins to reproduce in large amounts.

1. Dinosaurs (2000): a large part of the landscapes were obtained from real images of Canaima National Park.

2. Up (2009): the protagonist travels to Paraíso Falls in Venezuela.