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El Playón, Venezuela

Coordinates: 9°06′10″N 69°02′29″W / 9.102775°N 69.041519°W / 9.102775; -69.041519
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El Playón
lndependencia
Santa Rosalía within Portuguesa
Santa Rosalía within Portuguesa
CountryVenezuelaVenezuela
StatePortuguesa
MunicipalitySanta Rosalía Municipality
Time zoneVST

El Playón is a tourist town in the state of Portuguesa, Venezuela. It is the shire town of Santa Rosalía Municipality. Its official name is Independencia, in honour of Francisco de Miranda's 1806 landing in a prelude to the Venezuelan War of Independence. (The landing was unsuccessful, leading to the loss of two ships.)[1]

References

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  1. ^ Russell Maddicks (2011), Venezuela: The Bradt Travel Guide (5th Edition), Bradt Travel Guides, p322

9°06′10″N 69°02′29″W / 9.102775°N 69.041519°W / 9.102775; -69.041519


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