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El Carote Destination Guide

Delve into El Carote in Venezuela

El Carote in the region of Guárico is located in Venezuela - some 195 mi or ( 314 km ) South of Caracas , the country's capital .

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Local time in El Carote is now 12:17 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Valencia, Terecay, Puepa, Maripa, and La Rompia. While being here, you might want to check out Valencia . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in El Carote ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Cabruta

Cabruta is a fishing town on the Orinoco river in Las Mercedes Municipality, Guárico State, site of a Jesuit mission, and the site of a proposed bridge across the Orinoco to Caicara, Bolívar State.

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Located at 7.66 -66.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guárico

Arauca River

The Arauca River rises in the Andes Mountains of north-central Colombia and ends at the Orinoco in Venezuela. For part of its run it is the boundary between Colombia and Venezuela. The major city on its banks is Arauca, Colombia and El Amparo, Venezuela.

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Located at 7.56 -66.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Colombia–Venezuela border, Colombia–Venezuela border crossings, International rivers of South America, Orinoco basin, Rivers of Colombia, Rivers of Venezuela

Cedeño Municipality, Bolívar

The Cedeño Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar. According to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 88,296. The town of Caicara del Orinoco is the shire town of the Cedeño Municipality.

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Located at 7.64 -66.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Bolívar (state)

Caicara del Orinoco

This article is about the Venezuelan town. For the Brazilian municipality, see Caiçara. Caicara del Orinoco is a town in, and the administrative seat of, Cedeño Municipality, Bolívar State, Venezuela. It was founded in the middle of the Eighteenth Century. Currently the Venezuelan government is building a bridge across the Orinoco at Caicara. When completed the bridge will be 2.4 km long. Alexander von Humboldt discovered petroglyphs carved in the granite and gneiss near the river at Caicara.

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Located at 7.65 -66.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Venezuela, Petroglyphs, Populated places in Bolívar (state), Pre-Columbian archaeological sites, Rock art in South America