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La Sorpresa Destination Guide

Touring La Sorpresa in Venezuela

La Sorpresa in the region of Carabobo is a city located in Venezuela - some 80 mi or ( 129 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of La Sorpresa

Time in La Sorpresa is now 03:02 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: La Sorpresa, El Palito, Oranjestad, Valencia, and Santa Rosa. Being here already, consider visiting La Sorpresa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for La Sorpresa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Barco Puerto Cabello

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Barco en Puerto Cabello ..

CORTANDO LEÑA

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A la Memoria de Francisco ("Pate'lapa") Alastre ..


RIO SAN ESTEBAN

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Río San Esteban en Cumbre Chiquita ..

CARRETERA I

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Desde Puerto Cabello hasta San Esteban ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Puerto Cabello

Puerto Cabello is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 75 km west of Caracas. As of 2001, the city had a population of around 154,000. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the country and is thus a vital cog in the country's vast oil industry. The word 'cabello' translates to 'hair'. The Spaniards took to saying that the sea was so calm there that a ship could be secured to the dock by tying it with a single hair.

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Located at 10.47 -68.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Carabobo, Port cities in Venezuela, Port cities in the Caribbean, Ports and harbours of Venezuela

Borburata

Borburata is a small coastal town in Carabobo state, Venezuela. The Jirajara Indians, would go to the Valencia Lake and from there through the mountains to the Sea at the level of Borburata to get salt. Juan de Villegas founded the town in 1548. During the late 16th and 17th centuries, the region suffered many attacks by French and British pirates. Some of the attacks included: 1555: French pirates attacked Borburata for 6 days.

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Located at 10.44 -67.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1548

University of Carabobo

The University of Carabobo is an autonomous, public university of Venezuela located in Valencia, Venezuela. It offers graduate and postgraduate studies in different areas. There are around 52000 students, mostly coming from the central part of the country. The University of Carabobo also has a centre in La Morita, Maracay, Aragua State.

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Located at 10.27 -68.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1892, National universities, Universities in Venezuela, Valencia, Venezuela

Arturo Michelena University

The Arturo Michelena University is the biggest private university located in Valencia, Venezuela. It offers graduate and postgraduate studies in different areas, and has around 20000 students, mostly coming from the central part of the country. The name comes from the Venezuelan artist Arturo Michelena.

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Located at 10.27 -68.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 2001 establishments in Venezuela, Educational institutions established in 2001, Universities in Venezuela, Valencia, Venezuela

Burro Island

Burro Island is the name of an island belonging to Venezuela, located in the waters of Valencia Lake, is the largest of the 22 islands that are in this mass of water. At the center north of the South American country . Administratively it is part of Guacara municipality in the central Venezuelan state of Carabobo . It has an old building that was used as a prison for many years in the twentieth century, but it was closed to other uses in the 1980s. The island covers approximately 247 hectares.

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Located at 10.28 -68.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Islands of Venezuela