Barquisimeto

Barquisimeto is a city in Northwest Venezuela and the state capital of Lara State (named after General Jacinto Lara, a hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence). Founded in 1552, it is a center of commerce and agriculture for western Venezuela and the country's fourth biggest municipality. Being somewhat inland, it has a bit of a warm average yearly temperature of around 26 degrees Celsius.

By air
Connecting from Caracas

By bus
Barquisimeto has a good system of buses that connect to Caracas.

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Go next

 * Maracay
 * Caracas