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Santa Elena Destination Guide

Discover Santa Elena in Venezuela

Santa Elena in the region of Zulia is a town located in Venezuela - some 343 mi or ( 551 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital .

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Local time in Santa Elena is now 01:24 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Valencia, Santa Elena, Santa Apolonia, and La Villa del Rosario. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Santa Elena ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Zulia Department

Zulia Department from 1824 to 1830 was one of the departments of Gran Colombia. It was split from the Venezuela Department. It encompassed 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province, Mérida Province and Trujillo Province.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.57 -71.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Departments of Gran Colombia

La Chinita International Airport

La Chinita International Airport is an airport located at Maracaibo, Venezuela. The airport was opened on November 16, 1969, during the government of President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera to open a gate to the western part of the country and alleviate congestion from Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas, which manages about 90% of the international flights in Venezuela. La Chinita International Airport is the second airport in importance by movements.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.56 -71.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Airports in Venezuela, Maracaibo