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El Moporo Destination Guide

Discover El Moporo in Venezuela

El Moporo in the region of Táchira is a place located in Venezuela - some 376 mi or ( 605 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Moporo

Local time in El Moporo is now 10:22 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Umuquena, San Cristóbal, Pueblo Hondo, Mérida, and Maracaibo. When in this area, you might want to check out Umuquena . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Moporo ? 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 19 km away
Tags: Formations with Y dinosaur genera, Geology of Venezuela, Mesozoic geologic formations