https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n A short presentation of the Latin American nation of Venezuela. en-us 2019-03-04 14:51:20 UTC 2026-04-16 06:08:42 UTC hello@padlet.com spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337486159 1, Baseball is the most popular sport in Venezuela.
2, 96% of the nation is Roman Catholic.
3, Venezuela was the first country to abolish the death penalty in 1863.
4, Venezuela gained its independence in 1811 from Spain.
5, Angel Falls is the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world.
6, Christopher Columbus was the first european to travel to Venezuela.]]> 2019-03-04 14:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337486159 spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337491691 6.4238 N 
66.5897 W
Capital: Carcas ]]> 2019-03-04 15:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337491691 spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337492970 Catholic 71%
Protestant 17%
Agnostic/Atheist 8% ]]> 2019-03-04 15:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337492970 spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337494198 Literacy Rate: 97.13%
Life expectancy: 74.54 
Average income per year: $150.48
Poverty Rate: 76%-87%
Criminal Murder Rate: 225 out of 100,000 people

]]> 2019-03-04 15:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337494198 spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337922260 Venezuela's government is a federal presidential republic. This means that the president is both the head of state and the government. The leading political party in the nation is the Socialist party, many people attribute the downfall of the economy and the nation in general to the Socialist party and President Maduro. ]]> 2019-03-05 14:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337922260 spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337927397 Venezuela has a huge variety of food, from spicy foods to sweet foods, Venezuela has many delicious foods found within its borders. Probably the most common food found in Venezuela is Arepa. Arepa is a food made from maize dough and is very common for any meal of the day. Some other common foods in Venezuela are Hallaca which is beef, pork, or chicken stuffed inside of corn dough.]]> 2019-03-05 14:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337927397 spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337938475 Venezuela was first colonized by the Spanish in 1522. Venezuela gained its independence from Spain in 1811. After that there was a civil war between the Juanitas, who wanted to maintain their independence and the Royalists who wanted to stay under spain's control. ]]> 2019-03-05 15:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337938475 spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337941353 Venezuela's climate is very typical for Latin America, very humid and very hot. Venezuela receives a lot of rain, with and average amount of 32 inches per year! Rain mainly falls from April to December. ]]> 2019-03-05 15:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/337941353 spenisten45 https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/338399444 Venezuela has quite the landscape. The most famous landform is probably Angel Falls. Other major landforms are the Andes Mountains to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. ]]> 2019-03-06 14:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/spenisten45/gr05qcujr68n/wish/338399444