A city in the Venezuelan state of Aragua that is part of the metropolitan area surrounding Maracay. It is primarily known for housing the Libertador Air Base, a major military installation.
A major industrial and commercial city in central Venezuela and capital of Aragua State. Located near the coast and close to Caracas, it is famously known as the Garden City for its lush parks, the cradle of Venezuelan aviation, and a historical center for bullfighting.
The famous bullfighter Cesar Giron was born and lived in Maracay.
Acronym for the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation. It is mockingly categorized as an OCAS (Office for Complicating Simple Matters). While its role is to regulate and grow the local aviation sector, it is criticized for being bloated, employing 2,000 people to regulate only 1,000, and for favoring foreign airlines over domestic ones. Historically, its directors have been political appointees (lawyers, dentists, etc.) rather than aviation experts, a result of the country's long-standing system of political patronage.
I intend to start a Dominican flagship airline for international wide-body flights, but the IDAC is making it impossible for me. Military pilots are taking jobs from those who paid for their own flight training because the IDAC grants civilian licenses to the military.
A local character from the city of Higüey who sells newspapers in the streets and occasionally dresses up in a police uniform. Despite having U.S. citizenship, he chooses to live in the Dominican Republic.
Guanchiro lives on the boundary that divides the Savica, La Aviación, and Cambelen neighborhoods.