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    rocky coral formations Caracas Islands consist of two main islands Eastern Caracas (Caracas del Este) Western Caracas (Caracas del Oeste) Geography of...
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    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...
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    particular by orienting the province of Maracaibo towards the province of Caracas. In 1494, despite the presence of indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pope...
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    Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica...
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    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...
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    Isla de Aves (redirect from Aves Island)
    Guano Islands Act of 1856), neighbouring independent islands such as Dominica, and European states controlling their nearby dependent islands, such as...
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    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...
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    Madeira (redirect from Madeira islands)
    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...
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    Margarita Island.[citation needed] The following protected islands in Mochima National Park belong to the State of Sucre Caracas Islands: Caracas del Este...
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    The Metrocable de Caracas is a gondola lift system integrated with the city's public transport network, which provides quick and safe transportation for...
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    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...
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    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...
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    an island, one of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, located in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea about 293 km (182 miles) north-east of Caracas. It...
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    main shopping centre on the islands and the hub of East Falkland's road network. Attractions include the Falkland Islands Museum, Government House—built...
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    Tenerife South Airport (category Airports in the Canary Islands)
    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)...
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    Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (category Airports in the Canary Islands)
    Santa Bárbara Airlines transferred its Caracas service from Reina Sofía Airport to Tenerife North. An inter-island domestic area was opened in 2005.[citation...
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  • (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...
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    The University City of Caracas (Spanish: Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas), also known by the acronym CUC, is the main campus of the Central University...
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    cacerolazos (pot banging as a form of protest) throughout Caracas. The protests began around noon; in Caracas, demonstrations were reported in Isaías Medina Angarita...
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    Visayas (redirect from Visayan Islands)
    The Visayas (/vɪˈsaɪəz/ viss-EYE-əz), or the Visayan Islands (Visayan: Kabisay-an, locally [kabiˈsajʔan]; Filipino: Kabisayaan [kɐbɪsɐˈjaʔan]), are one...
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  • (Spanish: IX Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were...
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    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...
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  • "Pearl Islands". Spain established its first permanent South American settlement in the present-day city of Cumaná in 1502, and in 1577 Caracas became...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Andalusia, Galicia, the Basque Country, and the Canary Islands. The influence of the Canary Islands on Venezuelan culture and customs has been particularly...
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    Las Aves Archipelago (category Venezuelan islands of the Leeward Antilles)
    Venezolana de Fomento. Caracas. 115p. Cervigon, Fernando. 1995: Las Dependencias Federales. Academia Nacional de la Historia. Caracas. 193p. Hernández Caballero...
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    Simón Rodríguez (category Writers from Caracas)
    and livestock; her father was originally from the Canary Islands. In May 1791, the Caracas Council (Cabildo) gave him a position as teacher in the "Reading...
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    (Federal Dependencies) of Venezuela. Patos Island is located about 540 kilometres (340 mi) northeast of Caracas in the Golfo de Paria (Gulf of Paria). The...
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    the Caracas revolution. The Provinces of Coro and Maracaibo remained loyal to the Council of Regency. The character of the Supreme Junta of Caracas as...
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