The historic center of Venezuela´s second oldest city, Coro (founded in 1527), out on the western Caribbean coast (a 6½-hour drive from Caracas but you can cut it down to just over four by flying), holds UNESCO World Heritage status, and it was one of the earliest points of entry for Sephardic Jews in Spanish America, particularly in the 19th century, when merchants from the nearby island of Curaçao and elsewhere settled there. The Cementerio Judío de Coro, established in 1832, is the oldest Jewish cemetery in continuous use in South America. Its weathered tombstones, set against a stark, arid landscape, offer a quiet but powerful reminder of a once-thriving trading community that connected the Caribbean and the South American mainland.
Read more in my post 5 of Latin America´s Top Jewish Destinations.
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