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Barquisimeto
Lara, Venezuela · South America
About Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto sits on the route: 20 minutes from Cabudare.
Barquisimeto is in Lara, Venezuela, with about 1.2 million people. The nearest town is Cabudare, about 11 km away.
Barquisimeto is the capital city of Lara and seat of the Iribarren Municipality in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region. The city is an important urban, industrial, commercial, musical, and transportational center in the country, recognized as the fourth-largest city by population afterRead more
Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia. Barquisimeto is sometimes referred to as the "Music City of Venezuela" due to the large number of musical institutions there. Gustavo Dudamel, the director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was born in the city.
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Barquisimeto is in Lara, Venezuela, about 11 km from Cabudare.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,240,714
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Venezuela
- Region
- Lara
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
- Coordinates
- 10.0647, -69.3570
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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