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Caicara del Orinoco
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Caicara del Orinoco is located in Venezuela
Caicara del Orinoco
Caicara del Orinoco
Location in Venezuela
Area
 • Total 38 km2 (15 sq mi)
 • Water 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
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Petroglyphs near Caicara

Caicara del Orinoco is a town in, and the administrative seat of, Cedeño Municipality, Bolívar State, Venezuela.

Currently the Venezuelan government is building a bridge across the Orinoco at Caicara. When completed the bridge will be 2.4 km long.

Prehistory

Alexander von Humboldt discovered petroglyphs carved in the granite and gneiss near the river at Caicara. Further investigation revealed a large number of prehistoric petroglyphs in the area.

History

It was founded in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.

Politics

The Mayor of Caicara del Orinoco is Rafael Gutiérrez, a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Caicara del Orinoco para niños

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