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Acurigua Destination Guide

Discover Acurigua in Venezuela

Acurigua in the region of Falcón is a town located in Venezuela - some 184 mi or ( 296 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital .

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Local time in Acurigua is now 01:49 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Valencia, Turaguapo, Taruma, and Siburua. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Acurigua ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Puerto Cumarebo

Puerto Cumarebo capital of Zamora Municipality, Falcón state, Venezuela is located 40 miles east of Coro. Emerges in 1600 as population of black "Loangos" people escaped from Curacao. It was named after Cacique Cumarebo, head of the county to the arrival of the Spanish. On May 17, 1845 Canton of Pueblo Cumarebo moved to Puerto Cumarebo and thereafter the port acquires social and political organization of importance to the state.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.48 -69.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Falcón, Ports and harbours of Venezuela

Santa Ana de Coro

Coro is the capital of Falcón State and the oldest city in the west of Venezuela. It was founded on July 26, 1527 by Juan de Ampíes as Santa Ana de Coro. It is established at the south of the Paraguaná Peninsula in a coastal plain, flanked by the Médanos de Coro National Park to the north and the sierra de Coro to the south, at a few kilometers from its port in the Caribbean Sea at a point equidistant between the Ensenada de La Vela and Golfete de Coro.

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Located at 11.42 -69.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1527, Populated places in Falcón, World Heritage Sites in Venezuela