The cultivation of cacao in the geographic area of Paria in the state of Sucre, Venezuela, dates from the 19th century, when Venezuela and Trinidad competed for the best cacao in the world. Historians say that one of the indications of a historic region is its uniformity. Cristóbal Colón "If Paradise exists, I am entering it now." Macuro, Venezuela 1492
I do documentary photographic studies of cultures that may soon disappear in my native country, Venezuela. I have completed numerous studies, including "Conuqueros" (Peasant Farmers), "Casarios y Caminos" (Villages and Roads), regions such as "Trujillo" and "Paria", "Niños de Venezuela" (Children of Venezuela), "Araya", "Carúpano Hoy y Ayer" (Carúpano Today and Yesterday), "Danzas", "Guanoco", “Los Asuntinos”, and industries such as "Cacao" and "Papelon". In these studies the images hopefully speak for themselves to allow each area to record its place in Venezuelan culture.
