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7 unusual facts about Maracaibo


Aldemaro Romero en Maracaibo

Aldemaro Romero brings at this album popular folk pieces, as a tribute to the city of Maracaibo, along with Mario Suárez and his group, Héctor Cabrera, Ramón Marquez Villa, the vocal groups Los Cuatro and Los Naipes.

American Airlines Flight 723

American Airlines continues to use this flight number, most recently on a route from Miami International Airport in Florida to La Chinita International Airport in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela.

General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge

collision with the tanker Esso Maracaibo causing the deaths of seven people.

The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge is located at the outlet of Lake Maracaibo, in western Venezuela.

Hugo Vásquez

Hugo Vásquez (born on March 5, 1976 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actor.

La Guajira Department

The Spaniards who could took refuse in Río de la Hacha and sent urgent messages to Maracaibo, Valle de Upar, Santa Marta and Cartagena.

Spanish grammar

For instance, people in Maracaibo may use standard vosotros endings for vos (vos habláis, que vos habléis).


Aldemaro Romero en Maracaibo

Aldemaro Romero en Maracaibo is the name of a 33-RPM LP album by Venezuelan composer/arranger/conductor Aldemaro Romero, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music), along with the label Cymbal.

Digitel GSM

The company began a network expansion program in July 2006, and by the end of the year more than 1,070 radio bases had been installed, 7 switches in Caracas, Valencia, Puerto La Cruz and Maracaibo, stretching its GPRS/EDGE network in the West of the country and offering communication, data, information and entertainment to all its customers.

EBV

Escuela Bella Vista, an American school located in Maracaibo, Venezuela

Energy policy of Venezuela

Venezuela's main oil fields are located at four major sedimentary basins: Maracaibo, Falcon, Apure, and Oriental.

Gilberto Angelucci

Afterwards he returned to Venezuelan football, he was part of the Maracaibo team that won the Primera División in 2004-05.

Gregory Lancken

Gregory Evans Lancken Williams (born 7 May 1979 in Ciudad Bolivar) is a Venezuelan football defender currently playing for Maracaibo of Venezuela.

History of the Jews in Venezuela

The History of the Jews in Venezuela dates to the middle of the 17th century, when records suggest that groups of marranos (Spanish and Portuguese descendants of baptized Jews suspected of secret adherence to Judaism) lived in Caracas and Maracaibo.

Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración

The Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration, IESA) is a private non-profit Venezuelan business school with campuses in Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia.

Juan Domingo de Monteverde

Worried about Bolívar's presence near the llanos, Monteverde established the main branch for his forces in Valencia, a location in the plains at which the paths of Barinas, the Andes, and Maracaibo merge.

Lía Bermúdez

She been awarded the Order of the Liberator Knighthood, an award from the University of Carabobo, Zulia Governor's Award, Order of Maracaibo City in the first class, Order of Francisco de Miranda, Ana Maria Campos decoration and the National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela 2007 amongst others.

Luis Aparicio Award

The award is presented annually before a baseball game hosted by the local team, Águilas del Zulia, on November 18 in Aparicio's hometown of Maracaibo, Zulia.

Manuel Canaverys

Their daughter, María married Juan de Michelena, son of the Captain Juan Ángel Michelena, military born in the city of Maracaibo and supporter of the king's forces during the wars for independence.

Maracaibo Metro

The Maracaibo Metro, also known as Metro del Sol Amado, is a six-station metro system in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Michel de Grammont

De Grammont landed his men in Spanish-held Venezuela and captured Maracaibo then followed the capture and plundering of several smaller towns as Gibraltar, penetrating as far inland as Trujillo.

Moise Vauquelin

Vauquelin was one of several officers serving in this expedition and was present at the raids against Maracaibo and Gibraltar in 1666 and Puerto de Cavallo and San Pedro in 1667.

Spanish Main

In particular, the term is most strongly associated with that stretch of the Caribbean coastline that runs from the ports of Porto Bello on the Isthmus of Darien in Panama, through Cartagena de Indias in New Granada, and Maracaibo to the Orinoco delta.

Stomago Sagrado

Being well versed in the styles of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Boston, Earth Wind and Fire, Santana, etc., he founded and led Rock, Pop and Funk bands in his hometown, including "Catarsis" whose members - after Alberto left Maracaibo to continue his music studies at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica in Mexico City - accompanied for many years famed vocalist Ricardo Montaner, also from Maracaibo, Vzla.


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