BIENVENIDOS

A VENEZUELA

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Venezuela
boundaries are of
the pre-Hispanic
civilizations of
Central and South
America. The first
civilization were
the

...

...Amerindians of the "Saladoid" culture, originally

came from the Venezuelan mainland. They were
referred to as "Arawaks", because of the language
they spoke.

The men were generally naked, but the

women sometimes wore short skirts. Men
and women alike adorned their bodies with
paint and shells and other decorations.

The Arawaks were a very gentle culture, they

preferred negotiation and commercial exchange to
war. Their society was characterized by happiness,
friendliness and a highly organized hierarchical,
paternal society, and a lack of guile. Each group
was a small kingdom and the leader was called a
cacique

Venezuela has a lot of history that goes all the way back to
Christopher Columbuss second voyage to the new
world.Venezuelas history is mostly dominated by the
Spanish Colonial period that ended in the Bloody
Revolutionary War. Simon Bolivar was holding the
leadership over the country at that time, he was called the
Liberator. Remains of the Spanish Colonial period and
the religious preference of the Venezuelan people is to the
Liberator.

Venezuela is a federal republic with 21 states, a

federal district, one federal territory, and certain
islands in the Caribbean that are designated as a
federal dependency. In the constitution of 1999
there was a president elected to serve as head of
state and government.

The *arepa* is the hamburger in Venezuela. It is sold in stores

called *arepera*. The arepas are cooked fresh. It contains filling
which include shredded cheese, stringy meat cooked in spices,
chicken salad with Avocado, egg scrambled with onions and green
peppers, diced sausages, and a variety of other things.

Recipe:AREPAS RELLENAS CON GUISO DE CARNE

Recipe By : Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads Amount Measure Ingredient -Preparation Method -------- ------------------------------------------- 1 Recipe basic arepa dough 2
tb Oil 1/2 lb Ground beef 1/2 lb Ground pork 1 md
Onion -- chopped 1 Clove garlic -- minced 1 sm Green
chile -- chopped 2 lg Tomatoes -- peel, seed, chop 1/2
ts Achiote powder 1/2 ts Ground cumin 1/4 ts Thyme
leaves 1/4 ts Black pepper 1 t Salt 8 Pimento-stuffed
olives -sliced 1 tb Capers Stuffed Arepas From
Venezuela Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium
heat, add meat, onions, garlic, green chile, tomato,
achiote, cumin, thyme, black pepper and salt, and
cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes, or until
tomatoes have formed a thick sauce. Stir in olives and
capers. Prepare a recipe of basic arepas, shape into 3inch discs (3/4-inch thick), cook. When done, split in
half, fill with meat sauce and serve hot.