Kavanayén
Kavanayén is located in Venezuela
Kavanayén
Kavanayén
Coordinates: 5°35′5″N 61°45′3″W / 5.58472°N 61.75083°W / 5.58472; -61.75083
Country Venezuela
StateBolívar
MunicipalityGran Sabana
EstablishedAugust 5, 1943
Elevation
1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ClimateCfb

Kavanayén, known officially as Santa Teresita de Kavanayén,[1] is an indigenous village inhabited mainly by the Pemons.[2][3][4] It is located in the Canaima National Park in the Gran Sabana Municipality of Bolívar, in the Upper Caroní River.

References

  1. "Centro Misional de Santa Teresita de Kavanayen". Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. Gutiérrez Salazar, Mariano. 1993: “Kavanayen su pequeña historia”. Imprenta Gráficos Dalí. Caracas Venezuela.
  3. Parque Nacional Canaima. 1964: “Parque Nacional Canaima La Gran Sabana/Plan rector”. Corporación de Turismo de Venezuela. Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría. y Nacional Park Service U.S. Departamento of the Interior. Caracas. 214p.
  4. Aguerrevere, S.E., López, Víctor M., Delgado O. C. y Freeman, C.A. 1939:"Exploración de la Gran Sabana". En: "Exploración de Guayana". Interaalumina, Editorial el Arte Caracas - Venezuela 1983.
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