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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 ...
Highways in Venezuela. 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.
The La Guaira to Caracas Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in Venezuela. From 1883 to 1951 it linked Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, to its port La Guaira. Caracas is only 7 mi (11 km) from the Caribbean. However, the city is at an altitude of 3,000 feet (910 metres), so the line extended to 23 mi (37 km) to mitigate the gradients.
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 Venezuela, bordering Aragua to the ...
Maiquetía is a city located in the Central Region of Venezuela, in the state of Vargas. It is at approximately 19 m above sea level on a small shelf between the Caribbean and the mountains behind it. Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, is approximately 37 km to the southeast. Maiquetía is mainly a commercial center.
The Los Roques Archipelago [2] [3] (Spanish: Archipiélago de Los Roques) [4] [5] is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. The archipelago is located 128 kilometers (80 mi) directly north of the port of La Guaira, in the Caribbean Sea .
Puerto José. Puerto La Cruz. Puerto Miranda. Puerto Píritu. Categories: Ports and harbours by country. Geography of Venezuela. Water transport in Venezuela. Ports and harbours in South America by country.
Knowles took command of the 70-gun HMS Suffolk in 1742, and in 1743 received orders from Ogle to attack the Spanish settlements of La Guaira and Puerto Cabello. [ 3 ] [ 14 ] The Spanish governor of Venezuela Gabriel de Zuluaga , well informed of the Royal Navy plans, recruited extra defenders and obtained gunpowder from the Dutch.