carora has been the birthplace of very important people in knowledge different areas. guitarist players alirio diaz and rodrigo riera; historians gillermo moron, ismael silva montañes, ambrosio perera; lawyers ambrosio oropeza, juan oropeza, antonio oropeza; health science dr. pastor oropeza; and lawyer and one of the writers of the 1961 venezuelan constitution jose "cheito" herrera oropeza; were born in this small venezuelan city. the oropeza family, which hails from carora, is particularly wealthy and conspicuous.