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This article is about the original 19th century newspaper. For the newspaper launched in 2009, see Correo del Orinoco (2009).

Correo del Orinoco

Correo del Orinoco's first edition
Type	Weekly newspaper
Founder	Simón Bolívar
Founded	27 June 1818
Ceased publication	27 March 1822
Language	Spanish
City	Angostura

Correo del Orinoco (the Orinoco Post) was a newspaper founded by Simón Bolívar and published in Venezuela. It was the first independent newspaper both in South America and in Latin America in general.

The newspaper was published weekly from 1818 to 1822 in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar), a city on the Orinoco River.

The newspaper's name is now used by the Correo del Orinoco newspaper, produced by the Government of Venezuela.

See also

• List of newspapers in Venezuela

External links

• Pages from the newspaper at Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes