🌾 Barlovento, Venezuela

Venezuela · Americas · 10.43°N, 66.77°W

Barlovento is a sub-region of Miranda state, Venezuela. During Spanish colonization of the Americas, Barlovento was developed as estate owners founded cacao haciendas. The work on the estates was done by African slaves brought from what is now the Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. These people were from the Kingdom of Kongo and Kingdom of Loango. There were also Yoruba slaves.

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Country	Venezuela
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	10.43°N, 66.77°W · view on map

Barlovento, Venezuela is located in Venezuela, in Americas.

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