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15 unusual facts about Zulia


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.

Fundacomez

It was created in September 2004 and can be seen in the Machiques de Perija Municipality of the Zulia State of Venezuela on UHF channel 69.

Guasare coalfield

The Guasare is a large coal field located in the west of Venezuela in Zulia.

Hugo Vásquez

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

Lago Petroleum Corporation

Lago employed about 1,400 workers during the 1930s, mostly based in Lagunillas and La Salina.

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.

Miss Venezuela 1984

At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Paola Ruggeri, crowned Carmen María Montiel of Zulia as the new Miss Venezuela.

Niños Cantores Televisión

Niños Cantores Televisión, or NCTV, is a Venezuelan regional television channel that is seen in the Zulia State, Carabobo State, and Lara State on VHF channel 11.

NCTV was the third television station to be created in the Zulia State after Televisoras del Zulia and Ondas del Lago Televisión.

Quijote TV

It was created in March 2006 and can be seen in the Sucre Municipality of the Zulia State of Venezuela on UHF channel 69.

Televisora Regional del Táchira

Including Táchira, TRT can be seen in the southern part of the Zulia, northeastern Barinas, and northern Apure in Venezuela.

Voseo


3 In the state of Zulia
4 in Azuero

Yaxeni Oriquen

Yaxeni was born on September 3, 1966 in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela, the youngest of nine children (four brothers and four sisters).

Zulia

He was an important leader of a tribal federation located in what is now Colombia's Norte de Santander Department, and the princess Zulia was well known for her physical and moral qualities, formidable temper, and bravery.

Zuliana de Televisión

Zuliana de Televisión (known as Zuliana TV or ZUTV for short), is a Venezuelan regional television station seen by those living the western Venezuelan state of Zulia.


2008–09 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season

Pitcher of the year (Carrao Bracho Award): David Austen (Zulia)

Gaylussite

It was first described in 1826 for an occurrence in Lagunilla, Zulia, Venezuela.

Hallaca

To this day, some people in western Venezuela (primarily in Zulia, Falcón and Lara states) use the terms tamar and tamare to refer to what is basically a bollo—the closest version of the tamal in Venezuela—with a simple meat filling.

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.

Mandoca

The Mandoca is one of a variety of specialties exclusively created in the western state of Zulia.

States of Venezuela

Zulia's name stems from a vocal transliteration from the chibcha language, being the name they called an exotic blue-flowered plant known as "Edging Lobelia" (Lobelia erinus).