El Cojo
District of Macuto
in Vargas, Venezuela
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Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao (Unesco heritage, 104 mi) -
Coro and its Port (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 10.607 and -66.892 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 10° 36' 24" and W -66° 53' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Bolivar - VEF
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 03:42 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- UTC/GMT offset: -4.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 11:24 am and 11:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.554 and 113.905 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Sumbersuko - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Venezuela.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Venezuela. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore El Cojo
The district El Cojo of Macuto in Vargas is located in Venezuela a little north of Caracas, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: La Guaira, Chacao, Caracas, Petare and Baruta. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 82% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
29°C (85 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
29°C (85 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, calm, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
National Assembly (Venezuela)
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the Venezuelan government. It is a unicameral body made up of a variable number of members, who are elected by "universal, direct, personal, and secret" vote partly by direct election in state-based voting districts, and partly on a state-based party-list proportional representation system.
Miraflores Palace
The Palacio de Miraflores (Spanish for "Miraflores Palace") is the official workplace of the President of Venezuela. It is located on Urdaneta Avenue, Libertador Municipality in Caracas. It was started on 27 April 1884 under the direction of Giuseppe Orsi and was intended as the family residence of Joaquin Crespo. Also participated: painter Julián Oñate, Juan Bautista Sales and his team of esculptors, decorators, wood cavers, constructors - who erected the European-style Miraflores Palace.
La Guaira
La Guaira is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Vargas and the country's chief port. It was founded in 1577 as an outlet for Caracas, 30 kilometres to the southeast. The town and the port were badly damaged during the December 1999 floods and mudslides that affected much of the region. Today, La Guaira exports cocoa beans, coffee, and tobacco. The city hosts its own professional baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, the Tiburones de La Guaira.
El Ávila National Park
The El Ávila National Park (or Waraira Repano, from an indigenous name for the area) covers part of the mountainous region of the coastal area of north-central Venezuela. The area's highest elevation is Pico Naiguatá, at 2,765 meters above sea level. The National Park is named for the Cerro El Ávila (Mountain El Ávila), usually just referred to as "El Ávila", which reaches 2,740 meters above sea level.
Estadio Olímpico (Caracas)
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Estadio Universitario (Caracas)
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University City of Caracas
The University City of Caracas (Spanish: Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas) is the main Campus of the Central University of Venezuela. It was designed by the Venezuelan architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas is considered a masterpiece of architecture and urban planning and is the only university campus designed by a single architect in the 20th century that has received such recognition by UNESCO.
National Pantheon of Venezuela
The Panthéon is a building on the northern edge of the old town of Caracas, Venezuela. It was originally built as a church, but is now used as a famous burial place. The entire central nave is dedicated to Simón Bolívar, with the altar's place taken by the hero's bronze sarcophagus, while lesser luminaries are relegated to the aisles.
Central University of Ecuador
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Caracas Athenaeum
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Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)
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Children's Museum of Caracas
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Caracas Cathedral
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Rómulo Gallegos Center for Latin American Studies
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National Library of Venezuela
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José Rafael Revenga
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San Francisco church
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Centro Financiero Confinanzas
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Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
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Battle of La Guaira
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La Chiquinquirá Church (Caracas)
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Battle of La Guaira (1812)
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Centro Simón Bolívar Towers
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Centro San Ignacio
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Embassy of Colombia, Caracas
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These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Macuto.
- La Guaira
- Chacao
- Caracas
- Petare
- Baruta
- El Hatillo
- Caricuao
- San Antonio de Los Altos
- Carrizal
- Los Teques
- Guarenas
- Charallave
- Guatire
- Cua
- San Francisco de Yare
- Las Tejerias
- Ocumare del Tuy
- El Consejo
- La Victoria
- Caucagua
- San Casimiro
- San Mateo
- Turmero
- Cagua
- San Sebastian
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Rita
- Palo Negro
- Mamporal
- Higuerote