Acarigua
Acarigua (), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa. Formerly the state capital, it is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. It is contiguous with the neighboring city of Araure. Demographics The city's population was 116,551 in 1990 and was estimated at 208,495 in 2008. Religion Its Cathedral ''Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza'' is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure. Climate Ecology Fauna The ''Thysania agrippina'' is one of the world's largest moths, with wings in size. Flora The saman or ''Samanea saman'' is the most widespread tree throughout the city. Protected areas * Parque Musiu Carmelo * Parque Mittar Nakichenovich * Balneario Sabanetica * Balneario el Mamón * Parque Curpa, popularly known as José Antonio Páez Park. Production Acarigua is a principal commercial center of the northern porti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Portuguesa (state)
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Portuguesa State
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Acarigua
Acarigua (), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa. Formerly the state capital, it is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. It is contiguous with the neighboring city of Araure. Demographics The city's population was 116,551 in 1990 and was estimated at 208,495 in 2008. Religion Its Cathedral ''Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza'' is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure. Climate Ecology Fauna The ''Thysania agrippina'' is one of the world's largest moths, with wings in size. Flora The saman or ''Samanea saman'' is the most widespread tree throughout the city. Protected areas * Parque Musiu Carmelo * Parque Mittar Nakichenovich * Balneario Sabanetica * Balneario el Mamón * Parque Curpa, popularly known as José Antonio Páez Park. Production Acarigua is a principal commercial center of the northern porti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 Portuguesa, Venezuela Prison Uprising
A group of inmates were involved in a prison riot on 24 May 2019 in the police station cellblocks in Acarigua, Portuguesa (state), Portuguesa state, Venezuela. The riot allegedly began when inmate Wilfredo Ramos was killed following ten days of protests against the denial of visits by relatives. Background Prisons in Venezuela are largely overpopulated; many prisons are supposedly under gang control and subject to violence. However, the prison of this uprising was actually the holding cells of the police headquarters at Centro de Coordinación Policial José Antonio Páez (PoliPáez). A police document accessed by Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that the prison cells were designed to hold 60 prisoners, but actually held about 500. Nobody is meant to be held in the cells for more than 48 hours, but many have been there much longer. Humberto Prado of the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (''English'': Venezuelan Prison Observatory; OVP) told Reuters that for "several da ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport
Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport ( es, Aeropuerto General de Brigada Oswaldo Guevara Mujica) , is an airport serving Acarigua, a city in the Portuguesa (state), Portuguesa state of Venezuela. The Acarigua VOR-DME (Ident: AGV) and non-directional beacon (Ident: AGV) are located on the field. Airlines and destinations See also *Transport in Venezuela *List of airports in Venezuela References External linksOurAirports - Acarigua OpenStreetMap - Acarigua SkyVector - Acarigua * Airports in Venezuela Buildings and structures in Portuguesa (state) Buildings and structures in Acarigua {{Venezuela-airport-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Acarigua–Araure
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure ( la, Acariguaruen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Barquisimeto in Venezuela. Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza, in the city of Acarigua. History On 27 December 2002 Blessed John Paul II established as Diocese of Acarigua – Araure, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare. Episcopal ordinaries * Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (2002.12.27 – death 2013.10.30) * ''Apostolic Administrator Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2013.10.31 – 2015.08.10) * Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (2015.08.10 – 2021.11.16) See also * Roman Catholicism in Venezuela The Catholic Church in Venezuela is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela comprises nine archdioceses, three vicariates, a military ordinariate, and two ... References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Portuguesa FC
Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan football (soccer), football club based in Acarigua. History The club was founded on April 10, 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa. Rivalries Classic Añejo The encounter between Portuguesa and Estudiantes de Mérida is one of the most classic and oldest of Venezuelan football. The first match played by these oncenas was May 28, 1972 by Copa Venezuela, and the twin cities leaving a 1–1 draw with Chiazzaro goals at 73 and Cholo Mendoza at the 79th minute, making it the oldest classic in force in the country Portuguese Derby It is that party that led the most important of the Portuguese state: Portuguesa FC and Llaneros de Guanare (Llaneros FC). There is no account with much tray, beginning to dispute in 2001 until the day of today. Both have a fair number of fans in the state. Titles *Primera División Venezolana: 5 ::Amateur Era (0): ::Professional Era (5): 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luis Herrera Campins
Luis Antonio Herrera Campins (4 May 1925 – 9 November 2007) was the president of Venezuela from 1979 to 1984. He was elected to one five-year term in 1978. He was a member of COPEI, a Christian Democratic party. Early life and career Luis Antonio Herrera Campins was born in Acarigua, Portuguesa (state), Portuguesa. He studied law initially at Central University of Venezuela, though his studies were interrupted when he was imprisoned during the regime of Marcos Pérez Jiménez after he organized a strike against the dictator. He continued his studies and writings in exile in Spain and Germany. He eventually earned his law degree in 1955 from the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Herrera entered politics in 1937, and from 1959 to 1979 he served in the National Congress. He became President of Venezuela on 12 March 1979. Presidency Herrera won the December 1978 Venezuelan general election, 1978 presidential elections for COPEI, replacing the social democrat Carlos A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Newspapers In Venezuela
This is a list of newspapers in Venezuela, both national and regional. It also includes newspapers with other languages and themes. National Regional Anzoátegui state Apure state Aragua state Barinas state Bolívar state Carabobo state Cojedes state Delta Amacuro state Falcón state Guárico state Lara state Mérida state Miranda state Monagas state Nueva Esparta state Portuguesa state Sucre state Táchira state Trujillo state Vargas state Yaracuy state Zulia state Economic newspapers Sports newspapers Catholic or religion-themed Ethnic minorities Other languages Weekly newspapers Free daily newspapers Defunct Online Daily Newsletters See also * List of television networks in Venezuela Further reading * External links * {{South America topic, List of newspapers in Venezuela Newspapers published in Venezuela Newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Estadio General José Antonio Paez
The Estadio General José Antonio Páez is a sports infrastructure stadium in Acarígua, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Portuguesa Fútbol Club the building was built in that place by the booming development of this locality llanera; owes its name to the recognized hero of Venezuelan independence and the first president of Venezuela, Jose Antonio Páez. It is the headquarters of the Portuguese Football Club, currently located in the First Division of Venezuela. Its facilities can hold approximately 18 thousand spectators; in 2007 underwent considerable improvements to be used in the National Plains Sports Games 2007 and was inaugurated in 1973. The installation was submitted to a new stage of total recovery that consists of 3 stages: the first one was delivered on September 23, 2011, where the total recovery of the engraving, the baths of the popular tribunes were carried out, the construction of a gym for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Llanos
The Llanos (Spanish ''Los Llanos'', "The Plains"; ) is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. Geography The Llanos occupy a lowland that extends mostly east and west. The Llanos are bounded on the west and northwest by the Andes, and on the north by the Venezuelan Coastal Range. The Guiana Highlands are to the southeast, and the Negro-Branco moist forests are to the southwest. To the east the Orinoco wetlands and Orinoco Delta swamp forests occupy the Orinoco Delta. The Llanos' main river is the Orinoco, which runs from west to east through the ecoregion and forms part of the border between Colombia and Venezuela. The Orinoco is the major river system of Venezuela. Climate The ecoregion has a tropical savanna climate that grades into a tropical monsoon climate in the Colombian Llanos. Rainfall is hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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States Of Venezuela
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three states ('' es, estados''), a Capital District ('' es, Distrito Capital'') and the Federal Dependencies ('' es, Dependencias Federales''), which consist of many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela also claims the Guayana Esequiba territory which comprises six districts in the independent nation of Guyana. The states and territories of Venezuela are usually organized into regions ( es, regiones), although these regions are mostly geographical entities rather than administrative entities. Historical states Prior to the Federal War (1859–1863), the country was divided into provinces rather than states (see Provinces of Venezuela). The victorious forces were supposed to grant more autonomy to the individual states, but this was not implemented. From 1863 to the early 1900s there were numerous territorial changes, including the merger and splitting of states, but from then until the 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |