Caracas Islands information

rocky coral formations Caracas Islands consist of two main islands Eastern Caracas (Caracas del Este) Western Caracas (Caracas del Oeste) Geography of...

Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the...

particular by orienting the province of Maracaibo towards the province of Caracas. In 1494, despite the presence of indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pope...

Guano Islands Act of 1856), neighboring independent islands, such as Dominica, and European states controlling the surrounding dependent islands, such...

Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a rock or reef. Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state. Islands with coordinates can...

Dependencies) of Venezuela. The Los Testigos Islands are located about 400 km (250 mi) northeast of Caracas and about 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Isla Margarita...

an island, one of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea about 293 km (182 miles) northeast of Caracas. It...

Victoria Islands of the Paraná River delta Islas del Ibicuy Bolivia is a landlocked country with no ocean islands. Isla del Pescado (Incahuasi Island) Isla...

167°W / 11.800; -66.167 La Orchila Island is an island and a military base off the coast of Venezuela, north of Caracas. It has numerous beaches, including...

of a group of islands that include the Tortuguillos and Cayo Herradura. Isla La Tortuga has an area of 156 km2 (60 sq mi). The island was visited by...

Desertas Islands (14.2 km2 or 5.5 sq mi), including the three uninhabited islands: Deserta Grande Island, Bugio Island and Ilhéu de Chão. Savage Islands (3...

airports located on the island of Tenerife (the other being Tenerife North Airport) and the second busiest in the Canary Islands (after Gran Canaria Airport)...

The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition...

The University City of Caracas (Spanish: Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas), also known by the acronym CUC, is the main campus of the Central University...

(Federal Dependencies) of Venezuela. La Sola Island is located about 370 km (230 mi) northeast of Caracas, about 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Islas Los Frailes...

welcomed back as a hero. He died in Caracas in 1845, aged 58, and was buried with full military honours in Caracas Cathedral. Gregor MacGregor was born...

encompass most of Venezuela's offshore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela, excluding those islands that form the State of Nueva Esparta...

of the Canary Islands). Santa Cruz contains the modern Auditorio de Tenerife, the architectural symbol of the Canary Islands. The island is home to the...

Andalusia, Galicia, the Basque Country, and the Canary Islands. The influence of the Canary Islands on Venezuelan culture and customs has been particularly...

The Visayas (/vɪˈsaɪəz/ viss-EYE-əz), or the Visayan Islands (Visayan: Kabisay-an, locally [kabiˈsajʔan]; Filipino: Kabisayaan [kɐbɪsɐˈjaʔan]), are one...

ethnic group in the area Carabobo, named for an ethnic village Caracas, named for the Caracas indigenous group Mérida, for the capital city, Mérida, itself...

along with the state capital of La Asunción. The island can be reached by direct flights from Caracas or ferries from Puerto la Cruz, Cumaná, and La Guaira...

el Poliedro de Caracas" [The Queens and Kings of Venezuela were chosen in a marathon event that took place at the Poliedro de Caracas]. Venezuela Analitica...

The islands were sighted by early Spanish navigators, and in 1589 the governor of the Venezuelan province ordered the formal takeover of these islands on...