Cariaco
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Near the Church of San Felipe de Austria, is the Plaza El Congreso, named after the Venezuelan Congress. The Mercado Municipal is a market at the heart of the city, near the Parque Democracia and the local stadium. |
Near the Church of San Felipe de Austria, is the Plaza El Congreso, named after the Venezuelan Congress. The Mercado Municipal is a market at the heart of the city, near the Parque Democracia and the local stadium. |
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In 1997, an [[earthquake]] measuring 7.0 on the [[Richter scale]] occurred. In this event, 39 people died in the parish of Cariaco alone, and there was extensive material damage.{{Cite web |last=Sahhar |first=Georgette |date=2023-07-09 |title=Terremoto de Cariaco: testimonios sobre un evento que marcó a cientos de familias |url=https://eldiario.com/2023/07/09/terremoto-de-cariaco-el-evento-que-marco-a-cientos-de-familias/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=El Diario Venezuela - elDiario.com |language=es}} |
In 1997, an [[earthquake]] measuring 7.0 on the [[Richter scale]] occurred. In this event, 39 people died in the parish of Cariaco alone, and there was extensive material damage.{{Cite web |last=Sahhar |first=Georgette |date=2023-07-09 |title=Terremoto de Cariaco: testimonios sobre un evento que marcó a cientos de familias |url=https://eldiario.com/2023/07/09/terremoto-de-cariaco-el-evento-que-marco-a-cientos-de-familias/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=El Diario Venezuela - elDiario.com |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=León |first=Daniela |date=2025-09-25 |title=Los sismos más fuertes registrados en la historia de Venezuela |url=https://eldiario.com/2025/09/25/los-sismos-mas-fuertes-historia-venezuela/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=El Diario Venezuela - elDiario.com |language=es}} Among the losses were the destruction of the ''Raimundo Martínez Centeno'' High School, the ''Valentín Valiente'' School, and the ''Estanislao Rendón'' School, which relocated to a different site after the earthquake. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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