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Kavanayén

Coordinates: 5°35′5″N 61°45′3″W / 5.58472°N 61.75083°W / 5.58472; -61.75083
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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

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  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.