Calabozo

Calabozo is a city located along the Guárico River on a plain between mountain ranges and lowlands. It serves as an administrative center with infrastructure that manages irrigation and flood control systems supporting regional farming.

Capuchin missionaries established a settlement here in 1695, but permanent Spanish colonization began in 1727. This transformation made it an important regional center.

The city remains centered around rice farming and cattle raising, with residents maintaining techniques passed down through generations. These agricultural activities shape how people work and live throughout the region.

Visitors should plan their trip during drier months when river flooding does not affect road access and local infrastructure. Agricultural areas see the most activity during planting and harvest seasons.

A local inventor named Carlos del Pozo y Sucre crafted scientific instruments here that impressed explorer Alexander von Humboldt when he visited in 1800. These early technical works revealed the place as a center for practical invention.

Location: Municipio Francisco de Miranda

Inception: February 1, 1724

Elevation above the sea: 105 m

GPS coordinates: 8.91798,-67.41733

Latest update: December 17, 2025 09:06