Cura

Villa de Cura lies south of Lake Tacarigua, where the valleys of northern Venezuela open toward the Llanos. Farms and cattle estates developed in the surrounding country during the colonial period. In 1722 King Philip V confirmed the foundation of the settlement as Villa de San Luis de Cura. Its position between the central valleys and the plains made it a meeting point for routes through the region.

The later city of San Juan de los Morros lies here.