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Capacito Destination Guide

Explore Capacito in Venezuela

Capacito in the region of Táchira is a town in Venezuela - some 370 mi or ( 596 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Capacito

Current time in Capacito is now 06:18 AM (Friday) . 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: San Simon, San Cristóbal, Mérida, Maracaibo, and El Palmar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San Simon . Where to go and what to see in Capacito ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

La Quinta Formation

The La Quinta Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation which crops out in the Cordillera de Mérida and Serranía del Perijá, Venezuela. At its type locality near La Grita, it consists of a basal dacitic tuff followed by interlayered sandstones, tuffs, siltstones and rare limestones. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Fossil associations suggest that the La Quinta Formation is of Early - Middle Jurassic age.

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Located at 8.15 -72.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Formations with Y dinosaur genera, Geology of Venezuela, Mesozoic geologic formations