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Puerto Carayaca Destination Guide

Discover Puerto Carayaca in Venezuela

Puerto Carayaca in the region of Vargas is a place located in Venezuela - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Puerto Carayaca

Local time in Puerto Carayaca is now 12:55 PM (Saturday) . 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: Caricuao, Oranjestad, Valencia, Colonia Tovar, and Taguao. When in this area, you might want to check out Caricuao . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Puerto Carayaca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Boeing 767-300 interior

1:37 min by hjorleifur1961
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Boeing 767-300 TF-FIB in Caracas, operating for Santa Barbara Airlines. November 2010 ..

Wind Shear Approach to Maiquetia RWY10 / DC 9-30

4:12 min by jeanpipiolo
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AIRFRANCE Airbus A340-300 / CARACAS A PARIS

9:57 min by DustyWalls
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Trip Report desde CCS-CDG por Air France en un Airbus 340-300, Viernes 24 de Abril ..

Take Off from Caracas - Venezuela to San Juan Puerto Rico

6:48 min by venerico
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Flight between Caracas - Venezuela & San Juan - Puerto Rico ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Catia La Mar

Catia La Mar is a city and port in the municipality of Vargas, in the State of Vargas in Maiquetía, Venezuela. It is Maiquetia's neighbor to the west. Catia la Mar is about 10 minutes from Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela's main airport). Named after a 16th century chief, Catia, contemporary of the famous Guaicaipuro, the city hosts a naval academy and university, a fishing port called La Zorra, and several beaches (Costa Dorada, Playa La Zorra, Playa Candilejas, Puerto Viejo).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.60 -67.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Vargas (state), Port cities and towns in Venezuela

Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)

Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Venezuela, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) from downtown Caracas. Simply called 'Maiquetia' by the local population, it is the top international air passenger gateway to Venezuela among the twelve international airports in the country. From 1960 to 1997, it was the main hub for VIASA, Venezuela's former flag carrier till the air carrier went bankrupt.

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Located at 10.60 -66.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1940s establishments in Venezuela, Airports established in 1945, Airports in Venezuela, Vargas (state)

1812 Caracas earthquake

The 1812 Caracas earthquake took place in Venezuela on March 26, 1812 at 4:37 p.m. It measured 7.7 on the Richter magnitude scale. It caused extensive damage in Caracas, La Guaira, Barquisimeto, San Felipe, and Mérida. An estimated 15,000-20,000 people perished as a result, in addition to incalculable material damage. The seismic movement was so drastic that in a zone named Valecillo a new lake was formed and the river Yurubí was dammed up.

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Located at 10.50 -66.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1812 earthquakes, 1812 in Venezuela, Earthquakes in Venezuela

Andrés Bello Catholic University

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) is a private university in Venezuela. One of the biggest universities in Venezuela, UCAB has campuses in several cities, such as Caracas (where the main campus is located), Los Teques, Guayana and Coro. Named for Venezuelan writer Andrés Bello, UCAB was founded in October 1953 by the Society of Jesus (Episcopado Venezolano a la Compañía de Jesús).

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Located at 10.46 -66.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1953 establishments in Venezuela, Educational institutions established in 1953, Jesuit universities and colleges, Universities and colleges in Caracas

Caricuao

Caricuao is a district of Caracas, Venezuela. It is part of Libertador municipality. It is named after a powerful indigenous chief of the Caracas tribe, who fought bravely against the Spaniard Conquistadores; he and Tiuna chief were the first indigenous leaders to set up "armies" on their tribes to organize the battles against their enemies, the Spanish, to which they inflicted great losses as the native indigenous tribes were fighting the Spanish settlement.

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Located at 10.43 -66.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Caracas