The Canoabo parish was founded more than 300 years ago, specifically on March 19, 1711, by Father Andrés Páez Vargas, under the name of San José de Canoabo. It is considered the largest area in the Bejuma municipality, already home to large expanses of the idyllic seed.

By 1720, cacao production began in Canoabo. Its land area, tall trees, and production in bushels increased, only to plummet due to the economic activity that occurred during those years.

Marco Tulio Merida points out, in his book Historia de Canoabo, it was an agricultural period where the countrys large landowners began to replace cacao planting with coffee. This was the reality in 1809, when its producers were the first to begin commercially planting the prized coffee. grain.

Its name comes from an indigenous term meaning “village by fresh water.” A small town in Carabobo state where bicycles, houses with large windows and gardens in the center, wineries, and a plaza are what make this place attractive.

Canoabo is a friendly town located in one of the many fertile and beautiful valleys that open up in the mountains of western Carabobo state, collectively known as the Valles Altos de Carabobo.

A town of gentlemen, cradle of artisans and great poets, which saw the birth of Vicente Gerbasi, Venezuelan poet, politician, and diplomat, considered the most representative contemporary Venezuelan writer and one of the most brilliant and influential of the 20th century.

Canoabo still maintains its colonial style that has characterized it since its founding, with narrow streets and old mansions with high windows and tiled roofs. This parish was considered a paradise, and many Spaniards traveled from Urama on donkeys and carts through the mountains overlooking Puerto Cabello.

This welcoming town also works to keep our traditions alive, as it has a small brotherhood of Dancing Devils (whose origins date back to around 1770). Every year they go out to dance through the streets of the town on Corpus Christi. They are characterized by not having horns on their masks, except for that of the Capataz or Devil Mayor. For the festivity, they wear costumes of different colors, and their masks represent figures of animals or demons.

Among its inhabitants are also great artisans and wood carvers, who within their tiny workshops produce magnificent works filled with the essence and joy of the town.