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  2. La Guaira - Wikipedia

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    La Guaira ( Spanish: [la ˈɣwajɾa] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of the same name (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port. It was founded in 1577 as an outlet for Caracas, 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the southeast. The town and the port were badly damaged during the December 1999 floods and mudslides that affected ...

  3. Vargas tragedy - Wikipedia

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    Vargas tragedy. /  10.6051861°N 66.8495028°W  / 10.6051861; -66.8495028. The Vargas tragedy was a natural disaster that occurred in Vargas State, Venezuela on 15 December 1999 (over the course of 10 days), when torrential rains caused flash floods and debris flows that killed tens of thousands of people, destroyed thousands of homes ...

  4. Caracas-La Guaira highway - Wikipedia

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    The Caracas–La Guaira highway is a highway that connects Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, to its principal port city of La Guaira, capital of the Vargas state. It was designed as an alternative to the old highway linking Caracas with La Guaira, the Carretera Vieja, a circuitous route with dangerous curves and steep drops.

  5. Vargas (state) - Wikipedia

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    Vargas (state) / 10.572; -66.88. La Guaira State[ 3] ( Spanish: Estado La Guaira; Estado Vargas, [ 4] IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈβaɾɣas] ), known until 2019 [ 3] as Vargas State[ 5] is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Formerly named after Venezuela's first civilian president, José María Vargas, Vargas comprises a coastal region in the north of ...

  6. Venezuela ramps up attacks on opposition as calls grow for ...

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    In the port city of La Guaira, people toppled a statue of Maduro’s mentor and predecessor, the late Hugo Chávez, dragged it to the street and set it on fire during Monday’s protests. Maduro ...

  7. Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela) - Wikipedia

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    In the 1950s under the regime of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, road transport between the airport and the capital was improved by the inauguration of the Caracas-La Guaira highway. However, the La Guaira and Caracas Railway, dating from the nineteenth century, was closed. In March 2007, Iran Air introduced service to Tehran via Damascus. [6]

  8. Venezuelan War of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The Venezuelan War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de Venezuela, 1810–1823) was one of the Spanish American wars of independence of the early nineteenth century, when independence movements in South America fought a civil war for secession and against unity of the Spanish Empire, emboldened by Spain's troubles in the ...

  9. Battle of La Guaira - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of La Guaira or La Guayra, took place on 2 March 1743 in the Caribbean, off the coast of La Guaira, present day Venezuela.La Guaira was a port of the Royal Gipuzkoan Company of Caracas, whose ships had rendered great assistance to the Spanish navy during War of Jenkins' Ear in carrying troops, arms, stores and ammunition from Spain to her colonies, and its destruction would be a ...

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