Ortiz is a city in
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
's
Guárico State
Guárico State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros and the largest city is Calabozo, other important city centers include Valle de la Pascua and Zaraza, Guárico, Zaraza. Gu ...
, located in the country's central plains. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding
Ortiz Municipality.
The city was founded as a
Roman Catholic
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mission in the late 16th century. For a brief period between 1874 and 1881, Ortiz served as the state capital. Ortiz is connected to
Parapara to the North by a national road.
References
Cities in Guárico
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