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Macoa Destination Guide

Explore Macoa in Venezuela

Macoa in the region of Zulia is a town in Venezuela - some 380 mi or ( 611 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Macoa is now 05:44 AM (Saturday) . 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: Oranjestad, Villa Vieja, Tinacoa, Sartanejo, and San Carlos del Zulia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Oranjestad . Where to go and what to see in Macoa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.07 -72.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 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

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.

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Located at 10.32 -72.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zulia