Santo Domingo, alternatively known as Santo Domingo del Táchira, is a city in Venezuela, located in

Táchira Táchira State ( es, Estado Táchira, ) is one of the 24 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,908. At the end of the 19t ...

Climate

Santo Domingo experiences a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(

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: ''Af''). The city's climate is characterized by consistently warm temperatures throughout the year and abundant precipitation, particularly during the

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, which lasts from April to November.

Transportation

Santo Domingo is served by

Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport , is an airport serving Santo Domingo in the Táchira state of Venezuela. The runway is just southwest of the town. The Santo Domingo VORTAC (Ident: STD) is located in the town. Airlines and destinations See al ...

, which is features limited domestic service on two airlines,

Conviasa Línea Aérea Conviasa (legally ''Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos'') is a Venezuelan airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, near Carac ...

and Aerolineas Estelar. It is located 13.3km (22 minutes by car) away from the center of Santo Domingo.

References

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