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San Carlos de la Barra Castle was built in the 17th century by the Spanish to protect Maracaibo from pirate attacks. Zulia State (Spanish: Estado Zulia, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈsulja]; Wayuu: Mma’ipakat Suuria) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest ...
Lake Maracaibo (Spanish: Lago de Maracaibo) is located in northwestern Venezuela, between the states of Zulia, Trujillo, and Mérida. While Maracaibo is commonly referred to as a lake, its current hydrological characteristics may better classify it as estuary and/or semi-enclosed bay connected to the Gulf of Venezuela .
San Carlos de la Barra Castle, Spanish fort guarding the entry to Lake Maracaibo. The Dutch corsair Henrik de Gerard plundered Maracaibo in 1614, and in 1642 the city was attacked by the British pirate William Jackson. In 1667, l'Olonnais with a fleet of eight ships and a crew of six hundred pirates sacked Maracaibo and Gibraltar.
Statue of Juan Vicente Gómez in Maracay The jaguar, symbol of the Maracaya Indians Venus de Tacarigua, another symbol of Maracay. Officially established on March 5, 1701 by Bishop Diego de Baños y Sotomayor in the valleys of Tocopio and Tapatapa (what is known today as the central valley of Aragua) in northern Venezuela.
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.
Alonso de Ojeda Square. Ciudad Ojeda was founded on January 19, 1937, by President Eleazar López Contreras as a settlement for the inhabitants of Lagunillas de Aguas [1] Today, it is a major center for the oil and gas industry in the Lake Maracaibo region. On November 13, 1939, a terrible fire destroyed Lagunillas de Agua, causing over 200 ...
Costa Oriental del Lago de Maracaibo (in English Eastern Coast of Maracaibo Lake) is a metropolitan area and subregion, that includes seven municipalities of Zulia state. It is the main traditional area of the oil industry in Zulia and where most oilfield operations are based.
The Regions of Venezuela (Spanish: Regiones de Venezuela) are two groupings of Venezuela's states, capital district, and federal dependencies.Venezuela's natural regions (Regiones naturales) are divided by natural geography, and administrative regions (Regiones político-administrativas) are delineated for the purpose of regional administration.