Guanare, Capital city in northwestern Venezuela
Located near the Andes foothills at 183 meters elevation, Guanare extends across 2,008 square kilometers with a population of 112,286 residents.
Portuguese captain João Fernandes de Leão Pacheco established Guanare on November 3, 1591, marking the beginning of this significant Venezuelan settlement.
The Sanctuary of the Virgin of Coromoto stands as the national shrine where, according to local accounts, the patron saint of Venezuela appeared to a Coromoto Indian.
The city maintains an average temperature between 21°C and 38.8°C throughout the year, with primary rainfall occurring from May through October.
Guanare functions as a major agricultural center, producing livestock, cotton, coffee, tobacco, rice, sesame, cacao, sugarcane, corn, and lumber products.
Location: Venezuela
Inception: November 3, 1591
Elevation above the sea: 164 m
Website: http://guanare-portuguesa.gob.ve
GPS coordinates: 9.04079,-69.74126
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:07
Monumento a la Virgen de la Paz
86.3 km
Sierra Nevada National Park
117.9 km
Obelisco de Barquisimeto
121.8 km
Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto
14.4 km
Yacambú National Park
66.5 km
Terepaima National Park
106.2 km
Volcán de Sanaré
81.8 km
Dinira National Park
64.2 km
Estadio Agustín Tovar
69.1 km
Teta de Niquitao-Guirigay Natural Monument
83.1 km
Guaramacal National Park
53 km
Laguna Negra
120.5 km
Loma de León Natural Monument
113.8 km
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar
68.7 km
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Coromoto
1.1 km
Barquisimeto Museum
122.9 km
Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Trujillo
84.4 km
Pico Mucuñuque
120.9 km
Plaza Bolívar
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Viaducto Agrícola "Batalla de Niquitao"
73.5 km
Basilica of St. Lucia, Timotes
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Alto de Timotes
120.7 km
Cine Rialto
123.3 km
Pico Mifés
121.2 km
Capilla del Filo del Tisure
119.5 km
Monte Carmelo
119 km
El Guache National Park
62.4 km
Chorro San Miguel
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