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Published at: 09/12/2025 11:19 AM
This Tuesday, December 9th, the President
of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, celebrated this Tuesday the declaration of the Venezuelan joropo as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a
decision adopted officially and unanimously during the meeting of the organization's committee in India.
“Today we received one of the best
news a country can receive: a true world prize, a
recognition of our identity, our people and Venezuelanism (...) a
tremendous achievement of spirituality and national identity,” he said
during a telephone contact with the program Café in the morning of Venezolana de Televisión.
He also conveyed his recognition to the country's cultural
team, to the Minister of Popular Power for Culture,
Ernesto Villegas; to the president of the Center for Cultural Diversity, Benito
Irady; and to the Venezuelan diplomatic corps before UNESCO, for the
“disciplined, loving and sustained” work that allowed the approval of the file.
He reaffirmed that today that the joropo, “
an energetic and beautiful dance born in the humility and depth of the Venezuelan plain”,
becomes part of the cultural heritage of humanity. At the same time, he reiterated
that this is great news for our “Homeland that is proudly advancing its
identity”.
For his part, Minister Ernesto Villegas reported that the declaration was approved without objections or comments by the Committee of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, following a process initiated by presidential instructions within the framework of the Bicentennial of the Battle of Carabobo, with the direct participation of practicing and cultural communities from all over the country.
Mazo News Team