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Diario La Verdad is a Venezuelan regional newspaper, headquartered in Maracaibo, in the western state of Zulia. Its slogan is "Por la libertad intelectual del Zulia" (for the intellectual freedom of Zulia). [1] La Verdad was founded in 1998. It is owned by Sinergia Editorial C.A. [1]
Panorama (Diario Panorama) is a Venezuelan newspaper based in Maracaibo in the state of Zulia.It was established on 1 December 1914. [1] In 2009 Patricia Pineda Hernández took over the directorship of Panorama from her father, Esteban Pineda Belloso, who had directed the business for over 42 years.
In March 2014, paramilitary groups acted violently in 437 protests, about 31% of total protests in March, where gunshot wounds were reported in most protests they were involved in. [9] According to a correspondent from Televen, armed groups attempted to kidnap and rape individuals in an apartment complex in Maracaibo on 27 March without ...
Maracaibo is nicknamed "The Beloved Land of the Sun" (Spanish: La Tierra del Sol Amada). Maracaibo is considered the economic center of western Venezuela, owing to the petroleum industry that developed in the shores of Lake Maracaibo. It is sometimes known as "The First City of Venezuela", for being the first city in Venezuela to adopt various ...
In Maracaibo, the second largest city of Venezuela, protests were dispersed by police forces with tear gas and rubber bullets. [51] El Nacional reported how tear gas was thrown from helicopters. [52] Two lawmakers were also briefly detained in Maracaibo. [51] [52] The same day, Maduro called a rival march.
2014 opposition rally in Maracaibo. Several demonstrators wear a tricolor hat , a symbol of the Venezuelan opposition. When the Chávez government introduced the 2006 flag of Venezuela , the opposition refused to recognize the new symbol, saying that they would continue using the 1954 flag , also known as the seven-star flag.
The Maracaibo Basin, also known as Lake Maracaibo natural region, Lake Maracaibo depression or Lake Maracaibo Lowlands, is a foreland basin and one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela, found in the northwestern corner of Venezuela in South America. Covering over 36,657 square km, it is a hydrocarbon-rich region that has produced over 30 ...
Henry Morgan's raid on Lake Maracaibo, also known as the Sack of Maracaibo and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo, was a military event that took place between 16 March and 21 May 1669 during the latter stage of the Anglo-Spanish War.