Villa de Cura

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Villa de Cura or Villa de San Luis Rey de Cura is the main town in the Zamora district of the Aragua state in Venezuela.

A small town, very dry between October and April and rainy during the rest of the year, it is best known in Venezuela for being the cradle of one of the best all-male children choirs in the country, niños cantores de villa de cura. They also sell some lovely "Chicharron", Cachapas, and cebada nearby, all local foods.

Villa de Cura is the home town to some popular Venezuelan legends. Amador Bendallan, former host of Sabado Sensacional. Also, Harry Hernandez, former Venezuelan Junior National Champion in Golf and Seattle Mariners minor league shortstop Oswaldo Navarro.

Coordinates: 10°02′N 67°29′W / 10.033°N 67.483°W / 10.033; -67.483