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El Paramito Destination Guide

Discover El Paramito in Venezuela

El Paramito in the region of Lara is a town located in Venezuela - some 168 mi or ( 271 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Paramito

Local time in El Paramito is now 11:06 AM (Sunday) . 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, Valera, Valencia, Sorage, and Los Rastrojitos. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Paramito ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

2013 Uribana prison riot

On 25 January 2013, a riot began at Uribana prison in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Initial reports gave at least 50 people killed and over 120 people injured, and by January 27 a death toll of 61 was reported. Officials on the first day of the riot faulted media for breaking news in advance that the prison would be searched by the military. As the riot continued into a second day, human rights groups faulted overcrowding and conditions in the gang-dominated prison.

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Located at 10.18 -69.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 2013 in Venezuela, 2013 riots, Barquisimeto, Mass murder in 2013, Prison uprisings, Riots and civil disorder in Venezuela