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El Cartero Destination Guide

Discover El Cartero in Venezuela

El Cartero in the region of Lara is a town located in Venezuela - some 173 mi or ( 278 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital .

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Local time in El Cartero is now 02:36 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Valera, Valencia, Uveral, and Sorage. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Cartero ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

2013 Uribana prison riot

On 25 January 2013, a riot began at Uribana prison in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Initial reports gave at least 50 people killed and over 120 people injured, and by January 27 a death toll of 61 was reported. Officials on the first day of the riot faulted media for breaking news in advance that the prison would be searched by the military. As the riot continued into a second day, human rights groups faulted overcrowding and conditions in the gang-dominated prison.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.18 -69.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 2013 in Venezuela, 2013 riots, Barquisimeto, Mass murder in 2013, Prison uprisings, Riots and civil disorder in Venezuela

Domo Bolivariano

Domo Bolivariano is an indoor sporting arena located in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 and is used mostly for basketball. Coach Wolfgang Lucena (Now at NCAA level) used to coach at this Domo Bolivariano.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.08 -69.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Indoor arenas in Venezuela, Sport in Barquisimeto

Estadio Farid Richa

Estadio Farid Richa is a multi-use stadium in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Unión Lara. The stadium holds 12,480 people and opened in 2001.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.08 -69.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Football venues in Venezuela