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Yaritagua () is the capital of the
Peña Municipality Peña, meaning "rocky outcrop" or "rocky summit" in the Spanish language (Aragonese: ''Penya'', Catalan: ''Penya''). It may refer to: Mountains *Peña Montañesa, a mountain in the Pre-Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain *Peña de los Enamorados, a mountain ...
of Venezuela's state of Yaracuy. It has a population of around 120,000, and is considered Yaracuy's second city, after the capital San Felipe. Founded in 1699 during Spain's colonization of Venezuela by
Nicolas Eugenio de Ponte Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...
, ÁNGEL OMAR MOYETINES, '' El Informador''
Yaritagua arriba hoy a 310 años de fundada
/ref> it retains some colonial-era buildings. The significance of sugar cane in the area has given it the nickname ''Ciudad Dulce de Yaracuy'' (Sweet City of Yaracuy). The city is twinned with Zamora, Spain.


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Peña municipality
{{Authority control Cities in Yaracuy Populated places established in 1699 1699 establishments in the Spanish Empire