What Is Venezuela's Culture?

Culture is defined as “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time”, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (2016). Venezuela’s culture consists of the combination of three different cultures; The European (in specific the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese), the indigenous tribes of South America, and the African culture. The official language of Venezuela is Spanish as well of some indigenous dialects; that makes a total of about 30 different languages and dialects. The Venezuelan culture is a rich combination of heritage. This heritage began during the colonial times as early as the 1800’s when the Europeans, the indigenous, and the Africans shared their culture with one another. Therefore, creating
During his time on office until time of death he (Hugo Chavez) has utilize the military for his ideas of socialism. Ties with guerrilla organization Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – FARC) brought some tensions with the Colombia Government. The Colombian military conducted unauthorized raids on Venezuelan soil killing senior FARC rebel Raul Reyes. In 2009 Tensions between the two countries increase still further after Colombia accuses Venezuela of supplying arms to FARC rebels, and Mr. Chavez accuses Colombia of allowing its troops to stray over their common border. The diplomatic row escalates after the Colombian government and the US sign their long-trailed deal on the use of Colombia's military bases. President Chavez orders 15,000 troops to the Colombian border, citing increased violence by Colombian paramilitary groups. In the middle of 2010 Venezuela briefly cuts diplomatic ties with Colombia after being accused of harboring FARC rebels. March 2015 diplomatic tension with US rises. Venezuela orders US embassy to cut 80 staff, accusing it of interference in internal affairs. US declares 'national emergency' over Venezuela, accusing it of threatening national security and foreign policy, imposes sanctions on seven officials (BBC2016). During the era of Hugo Chavez as well of current president Nicolas Maduro has been multiple purchase of military weaponry from Russia. In 2016 multiple sources confirm a surge from one billion to three billion, and expand its focus beyond Su-30MK2 (Mnogofunktzionniy Komercheskiy 2-seat) long-range multi-role fighters and various Russian helicopters to include other equipment as well (defense industry daily2016). With