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Melendez Destination Guide

Discover Melendez in Venezuela

Melendez in the region of Lara is a town located in Venezuela - some 237 mi or ( 381 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital .

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Local time in Melendez is now 09:06 PM (Wednesday) . 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, Tocoro, and San Francisco. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Melendez ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Carora

Carora is a town in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto. Carora was founded twice. The first time, in the year 1569 by Juan de Tejo, but due to constant attacks from the indigenous population, it was abandoned, only to be refounded three years later (1572) by Juan de Salmanca. Carora flourished in colonial times having a population of nearly 10,000.

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Located at 10.57 -70.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1569, Populated places established in 1572, Populated places in Lara (state)