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La Matica Destination Guide

Touring La Matica in Venezuela

La Matica in the region of Zulia is a city located in Venezuela - some 374 mi or ( 602 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

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Time in La Matica is now 05:01 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Villa Vieja, Tinacoa, Tartagal, and Sartanejo. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Check out our recommendations for La Matica ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

La Villa del Rosario

Rosario (or La Villa del Rosario) is a town of Venezuela in the Zulia State. It is located about sixty miles southwest of Maracaibo, the State Capital. La Villa del Rosario is the capital of Rosario de Perijá Municipality. It has about 120.000 inhabitants(2007). Its economy is based on cattle-raising, agriculture and milk production. It is said that this municipality is the first milk producer in Venezuela.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.32 -72.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zulia

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a West Caribbean Airways charter flight which crashed in a mountainous region in northwest Venezuela on the morning of Tuesday, August 16, 2005, killing all 152 passengers and eight crew. The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, was en route from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama City, Panama to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) in Fort-de-France, Martinique.

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Located at 10.07 -72.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: 2005 meteorology, Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by ice, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2005, Aviation accidents and incidents in Venezuela