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Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela

Coordinates: 9°21′57″N 70°42′09″W / 9.36583°N 70.70250°W / 9.36583; -70.70250
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Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela
Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela is located in Venezuela
Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°21′57″N 70°42′09″W / 9.36583°N 70.70250°W / 9.36583; -70.70250

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. It has an average daytime temperature of 25 °C (77 °F).[1]

Isnotú was founded by Bishop Mariano Martí on April 13, 1777.[2] Its name came from the Indian tribe that inhabited the area at the time of its founding, the Isnotúes.[3][4]

Isnotú is the birthplace of Blessed 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.[5]

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  1. ^ Average emperatures World Weather Online. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Hernández Caballero, Serafín. (1998). Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6.
  3. ^ Vila, Marco Aurelio. Antecedentes coloniales de centros poblados de Venezuela, p 172. Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1978.
  4. ^ Universidad Central de Venezuela – Biblioteca Willy Ossott Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. UCV.ve. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.
  5. ^ José Gregorio Hernández Biography. Tiwi.com. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.