Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela

Isnotú [is-noh-too'] is a tiny town located in the Venezuelan Andean state of Trujillo, roughly 269 miles (or 433 km) west of Caracas. Its geographical coordinates are 9° 22' 12" North, 70° 42' 1" West,[1] and has an average daytime temperature of 25 °C (77 °F).[2]

Isnotú was founded by Bishop Mariano Martí on April 13, 1777.[3] Its name came from the Indian tribe that inhabited the area at the time of its founding, the Isnotúes.[4][5]

Isnotú is the birthplace of Venerable Doctor José Gregorio Hernández. Daily thousands of people come there to visit the Santuario (the Sanctuary), which was built as a sign of gratitude for miraculous healings attributed to Dr. Hernández.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Explore Isnotu in Venezuela. Trip-Mondo.com.
  2. ↑ Average emperatures World Weather Online. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hernández Caballero, Serafín. (1998). Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6.
  4. ↑ Vila, Marco Aurelio. Antecedentes coloniales de centros poblados de Venezuela, p 172. Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1978.
  5. ↑ Universidad Central de Venezuela – Biblioteca Willy Ossott. UCV.ve. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ José Gregorio Hernández Biography. Tiwi.com. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.

Coordinates: 9°22′N 70°42′W / 9.367°N 70.700°W / 9.367; -70.700

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