Maiquetía
in Vargas, Venezuela
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Maiquetía (Simón Bolívar Internacional) Airport (2 mi) - El Libertador Airbase (50 mi)
- Escuela Mariscal Sucre Airport (53 mi)
- Arturo Michelena International Airport (73 mi)
- General Bartolome Salom International Airport (76 mi)
- Gran Roque Airport (96 mi)
- Valle de La Pascua Airport (115 mi)
- Calabozo Airport (120 mi)
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Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao (Unesco heritage, 104 mi) - Coro and its Port (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 10.596 and -66.955 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 10° 35' 46" and W -66° 57' 17"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Bolivar - VEF
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:42 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- UTC/GMT offset: -4.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:26 am and 6:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.554 and 113.905 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Sumbersuko - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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 Maiquetía
Maiquetía in Vargas with it's 52,564 inhabitants is a city in Venezuela a little north-west of Caracas, the country's capital.
Local time in Maiquetía is now 04:42 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Caracas with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Maiquetía. The closest airport in Venezuela is Maiquetía (Simón Bolívar Internacional) Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao in Netherlands at a distance of 104 mi (or 168 km). The closest in Venezuela is Coro and its Port in a distance of 108 mi (or 168 km), North. 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, Caracas, Chacao, Caricuao and Baruta. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 85 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
30°C (86 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
EUROBUILDING EXPRESS MAIQUETIA
Venezuela Marriott Hotel Playa Grande
Videos from this area
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1927 La Guaira Trip
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Venta de Casa en la Guaira
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una joda guaireña, con los panas reymer, yesica, papoles, jhonatan y yo jejeje.
Russian batle ship in La Guaira - Caracas. 2008 11 29
Nuclear-powered missile cruiser Peter The Great_ТАРК Пётр Великий. Russian batle ship in La Guaira - Caracas.
Obras de modernización del Puerto de La Guaira
La ministra de Transporte Acuático y Aéreo, Elsa Gutiérrez, estuvo presente en las obras de modernización del puerto de La Guaira, en el estado Vargas, en las que se han incorporado personas...
Asi son las cosas (Óscar Yanes) Venevisión 1996
El periodista y escritor venezolano Óscar Yanes (QEPD) presenta por Venevisión el espacio histórico "Así son las Cosas", donde lleva a cabo investigaciones que revelan desconcertantes acontecim...
Viajando con Maltín Polar - La Guaira (1989)
Cedesa presenta el micro "Viajando con Maltín Polar" - La Guaira, Distrito Federal, Venezuela 1989. Narración de Jaime Suárez.
Presentan avances del Puerto de La Guaira
Alrededor de 72 venezolanos, formados por la Gran Misión Saber y Trabajo, laboran actualmente en las obras que ejecuta el Gobierno Nacional para modernizar el puerto de La Guaira, estado Vargas ...
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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.
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.
Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)
Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Venezuela, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) from downtown Caracas. Simply called 'Maiquetia' by the local population, it is the top international air passenger gateway to Venezuela among the twelve international airports in the country. From 1960 to 1997, it was the main hub for VIASA, Venezuela's former flag carrier till the air carrier went bankrupt.
Battle of La Guaira
The Battle of La Guaira or La Guayra, took place on 2 March 1743 in the Caribbean, off the coast of La Guaira, present day Venezuela. La Guaira was a port of the Royal Gipuzkoan Company of Caracas, whose ships had rendered great assistance to the Spanish navy during the war in carrying troops, arms, stores and ammunition from Spain to her colonies, and its destruction would be a severe blow both to the Company and the Spanish Government.
Battle of La Guaira (1812)
The Battle of La Guaira was a naval engagement fought in the Caribbean Sea on 11 December 1812 during the war between Britain and the United States. An American privateer captured a British letter of marque at the Spanish port of La Guaira in Venezuela.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Maiquetía.
- La Guaira
- Caracas
- Chacao
- Caricuao
- Baruta
- Petare
- San Antonio de Los Altos
- El Hatillo
- Carrizal
- Los Teques
- Charallave
- Guarenas
- Las Tejerias
- Guatire
- Cua
- San Francisco de Yare
- El Consejo
- Ocumare del Tuy
- La Victoria
- San Casimiro
- San Mateo
- Turmero
- Cagua
- Caucagua
- San Sebastian
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Rita
- Palo Negro
- Maracay
- El Limon
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Maiquetía
