Rafael Manzanares Aguilar typical folk dance with a jocular character is "El Zopilote", inspired by flying and walking characteristics of the buzzard, commonly seen in Honduras. This dance was compiled by Professor Manzanares in the city of Yuscarán, department of El Paraiso, and it was choreographed and initially interpreted by the Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folklóricas. In 1997 Rafael Manzanares was the Liberal Party mayoral candidate for Tegucigalpa, in an election that he lost to the National Party Candidate, Doctor Cesar Castellanos Madrid. In 1998, during the presidential administration of Carlos Roberto Flores, he was appointed minister of the Secretary of State for
Manzanares River (South America) Manzanares River (South America) The Manzanares is an 80 km long river in Venezuela. It flows into the Caribbean Sea. The source of the Manzanares is at the high Turimiquire Range in Sucre State. The river flows roughly northwards for about by the city of Cumanacoa. Finally it flows by Cumaná into the Cariaco Gulf of the Caribbean. Historically this river had also been known as the 'Cumaná River', for it has an iconic value in the city of Cumaná. Alexander von Humboldt praised the pleasant atmosphere of the river banks in his travelogue "Personal Narrative of a Journey to