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San Juan Destination Guide

Explore San Juan in Venezuela

San Juan in the region of Carabobo is a town in Venezuela - some 74 mi or ( 119 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of San Juan

Current time in San Juan is now 02:57 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Yagua, Valencia, Solorzano, and San Juan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Oranjestad . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in San Juan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Barco Puerto Cabello

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Barco en Puerto Cabello ..

PATANEMO

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Bahía de Patanemo ..


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 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 3 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1548

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 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Carabobo, Port cities in Venezuela, Port cities in the Caribbean, Ports and harbours of 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 16 km away
Tags: 2001 establishments in Venezuela, Educational institutions established in 2001, Universities in Venezuela, Valencia, Venezuela

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 16 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1892, National universities, Universities in Venezuela, Valencia, Venezuela

San Diego, Carabobo

San Diego is a city and civic parish, capital of San Diego Municipality. It is located to the North of Valencia Lake in Carabobo State, Venezuela. It is part of the metropolitan area of Valencia. The city was the centre of an agricultural region. It has grown very rapidly in recent years. Many of the areas previously used for agriculture have been taken over by further urbanizations. Now the service industry has overtaken agriculture as main source of income.

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Located at 10.25 -68.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Carabobo