La Guaira
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La Guaira | ||
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Postal Code 1160 | ||
Area code | +58 212 | |
Demonym | Guairno | |
Climate | BSh |
La Guaira (Spanish: [la ˈɣwajɾa] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of the same name (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port. It was founded in 1577 as an outlet for Caracas, 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the southeast. The town and the port were badly damaged during the December 1999 floods and mudslides that affected much of the region.
The city hosts its own professional baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, the Tiburones de La Guaira. They have won eight national championships since their founding in 1962 and won the Caribbean Series in 2023-24
History
After the founding of
This period also saw the trading monopoly of the
Another small naval battle was fought off La Guaira in 1812, between privateers of the United States and the United Kingdom. Now La Guaira is the second port by importance in Venezuela after Puerto Cabello.[1]
In 1998, when La Guaira state (then named Vargas) was created from parts of the former Federal District of Caracas, it became the state capital city.
Geography
La Guaira Bank (
References
- ^ "War of 1812: UK sources for Privateers". 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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