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Lake Maracaibo. / 9.81583°N 71.55667°W / 9.81583; -71.55667. Lake Maracaibo ( Spanish: Lago de Maracaibo) is a brackish lake located in northwestern Venezuela, between the states of Zulia, Trujillo, and Mérida. Hydrologically, it is a semi-enclosed bay off the coast of the Gulf of Venezuela. Lake Maracaibo is commonly considered a ...
Maracaibo is nicknamed "The Beloved Land of the Sun" (Spanish: La Tierra del Sol Amada). Maracaibo is considered the economic center of western Venezuela, owing to the petroleum industry that developed in the shores of Lake Maracaibo. It is sometimes known as "The First City of Venezuela", for being the first city in Venezuela to adopt various ...
9°N 71°W. / 9°N 71°W / 9; -71. The Maracaibo Basin, also known as Lake Maracaibo natural region, Lake Maracaibo depression or Lake Maracaibo Lowlands, is a foreland basin and one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela, found in the northwestern corner of Venezuela in South America. Covering over 36,657 square km, it is a ...
22,317 km 2 (8,617 sq mi) The Catatumbo River ( Spanish: Río Catatumbo) is a river rising in northern Colombia, flowing into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The Catatumbo River is approximately 340 kilometres (210 mi) long. It forms a part of the international boundary between the two countries. The river's name means "House of Thunder" in the ...
1962 [1] Construction cost. Bs. 350 million [2] Location. The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge is located at the Tablazo Strait outlet of Lake Maracaibo, in western Venezuela. The bridge connects Maracaibo with much of the rest of the country. It is named after General Rafael Urdaneta, a Venezuelan hero of Independence who was born in Maracaibo.
By Mariela Nava and Julia Symmes Cobb. CARACAS/MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Streets were largely empty in towns and cities across Venezuela and opposition supporters were subdued on Monday ...
2,400/km 2 (6,300/sq mi) Time zone. UTC−4 ( VET) Website. Official website. San Francisco is a municipality in the metropolitan area of Maracaibo, Venezuela 's second largest city. San Francisco covers an area of 185 square kilometres (71 sq mi) [1] and recorded a population of 446,757 in the 2011 Venezuelan census.
In its behind-the-scenes look, Google lets you see how the city has changed since 1838 with the help of a 175-year-old street map and explore locations that inspired famous works of art. If ...