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Las Arguacas Destination Guide

Discover Las Arguacas in Venezuela

Las Arguacas in the region of Bolívar is a place located in Venezuela - some 303 mi or ( 488 km ) South-East of Caracas , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Las Arguacas

Local time in Las Arguacas is now 09:23 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Port of Spain, Upata, Tucupita, San Jose de Guanipa, and Nuevo Mamo. When in this area, you might want to check out Port of Spain . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Las Arguacas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Orinoco River Crossing

The Orinoco River Crossing is an overhead power line crossing for two 220 kV-circuits over the Orinoco River in Venezuela. It is between the states of Anzoátegui and Bolívar, just west of Morocure, north of the confluence of Routes 1 and 19. It consists of three pylons, from which one is placed on an island in the Orinoco River. Each of the pylon is 240 metres tall and equipped with three crossbars for 6 conductors. The pinnacles of the pylons are V-shaped for carrying two ground conductors.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.27 -62.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Venezuela, Energy in Venezuela, Powerline river crossings

Second Orinoco crossing

The Second Orinoco crossing or Orinoquia Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Orinoco River near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. It was inaugurated on November 13, 2006 and named Orinoquia Bridge. Prior to its construction, the only crossing of the Orinoco was the Angostura Bridge around 100 km further upstream at Ciudad Bolívar that was opened in 1967.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.27 -62.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 2006, Cable-stayed bridges in Venezuela