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Monte Bello Destination Guide

Touring Monte Bello in Venezuela

Monte Bello in the region of Falcón is a city located in Venezuela - some 231 mi or ( 371 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

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Time in Monte Bello is now 05:17 PM (Saturday) . 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: Oranjestad, Valencia, San Gregorio, Punto Fijo, and Pachouly. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Check out our recommendations for Monte Bello ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Urumaco

Urumaco is a town in the state of Falcón in Venezuela. It is of world importance for its fossils. The arid climate of the region means that the fossils are not hidden by vegetation. They were first made known to science by geologists who came across them while looking for oil (which is abundant in some parts of Venezuela). The paleontological wealth of Urumaco makes it the most fossil-rich zone of northern South America.

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Located at 11.20 -70.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Paleontological sites of South America, Populated places in Falcón

Magdalena State

The Magdalena State (Spanish: Estado del Magdalena) was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, northern Colombia.

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Located at 11.25 -70.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: History of Magdalena Department, Sovereign States of the Granadine Confederation, States of Colombia

Santa Marta Province

Santa Marta Province was a province of Gran Colombia. With the 1824 changes in the subdivisions of Gran Colombia, it became part of Magdalena Department.

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Located at 11.25 -70.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Provinces of Gran Colombia, Provinces of the Republic of New Granada