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El Limón
Aragua, Venezuela · South America
About El Limón
El Limón sits on the route: 15 minutes from Maracay.
El Limón is in Aragua, Venezuela, with about 150,000 people. The nearest town is Maracay, about 7 km away.
El Limón is a city in the state of Aragua, Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality. From early colonial times it was a center of cane sugar production, and it remained a small town well into the twentieth century. In the second half of the twentieth century it has grown in size withRead more
substantial industrialization.
The El Limón River flows through the city, and gives the city its name. On 6 September 1987 the city suffered from heavy flooding of the river. "Heavy rainfall over the first few days of September caused the river to overflow and take everything in its path with it, including roads, houses, cars and, worst of all, lives."
The annual San Sebastian's Walk begins in El Limón, proceeds through Henri Pittier National Park, and finishes 42 km away in Ocumare de la Costa.
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El Limón is in Aragua, Venezuela, about 7 km from Maracay.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 148,247
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Venezuela
- Region
- Aragua
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
- Coordinates
- 10.3059, -67.6321
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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