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Maracaibo
Maracaibo , city (1990 pop. 1,249,670), capital of Zulia state, NW Venezuela, at the outlet of Lake Maracaibo. It is Venezuela's second largest city, a commercial and industrial center, and the oil capital of South America. Besides oil, exports include lumber, processed textiles, and soap. Maracaibo... Read more |
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Merida (Venezuela)
VENEZUELA Major Cities: Caracas, Maracaibo Other Cities: Barquisimeto, Ciudad Bolívar, Colonia Tovar, Cumaná, Maracay, Mérida, San Cristóbal, Valencia EDITOR'S NOTE This chapter was adapted from the Department of State Post Report dated September 1994. Supplemental material has... Read more |
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Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello , city (1990 pop. 128,825), N Venezuela, a port on the Caribbean Sea. An important Venezuelan port, it ships meat, coffee, cacao, dyewoods, and copper ores. Near the city is one of Venezuela's most modern oil and chemical plants. Strategically located, Puerto Cabello was subject to... Read more |
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Cartagena
Cartagena , city (1993 pop. 616,231), capital of Bolívar dept., NW Colombia, a port on the Bay of Cartagena in the Caribbean Sea. It exports oil, coffee, and platinum. Manufactures include leather and tobacco products, cosmetics, and textiles. Tourism is a growing industry. Cartagena was... Read more |
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Ciudad Bolivar
Ciudad Bolívar , city (1990 pop. 225,340), capital of Bolívar state, E Venezuela, an inland port on the Orinoco River. It is the commercial center of the eastern llanos, the Orinoco basin, and the Guiana Highlands . Wood products and leather are produced, and hides, cattle, and gold... Read more |
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Willemstad
Willemstad , city (1992 pop. 24,235), Curaçao , capital of the Netherlands Antilles . The city is the commercial and industrial center of the Netherlands Antilles as well as a free port and tourist center. It is important as a transshipment point and refining center for petroleum sent... Read more |
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Port of Spain
Port of Spain city (1990 pop. 50,878), capital of Trinidad and Tobago, on the Gulf of Paria. It is the industrial and commercial center of the country. From 1958 to 1962, Port of Spain was the capital of the dissolved Federation of the West Indies; in 2005 it became the seat of the Caribbean Court... Read more |
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Valencia (Venezuela)
Valencia , city (1990 pop. 903,621), capital of Carabobo state, N Venezuela. It is Venezuela's fourth largest city and one of its major industrial centers. Products include motor vehicles, chemicals, textiles, cattle feed, and consumer goods. Lying in a leading agricultural region, the city is a... Read more |
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Bolivar
Bolívar, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, USA, Venezuela A department in Colombia, a province in Ecuador, a state and mountain in Venezuela, towns in the other countries; and a mountain in Oregon, USA. All are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), the national hero of... Read more |
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