67.5k views
0 votes
Why did Vespucci think that Lake Maracaibo looked like Venice, Italy?

the great churches
o the houses on stilts
o the boats on the lake
o the canals going around the houses

User Shayan
by
8.3k points

1 Answer

1 vote
Americo Vespuccio thought that lake Maracaibo looked like Venice because the aborigines who lived in the area built their houses on water. The aboriginal people called Añú have a tradition of living on water in houses made of magle wood.
User OscarVGG
by
8.1k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories