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Tag: bolivar

Definitions tagged bolivar in the street dictionary.

Caicara del Orinoco

A city in Bolivar state, Venezuela, located on the banks of the Orinoco River and supported by the region's oil belt. It is home to an archaeological reserve of petroglyphs depicting the origin of the world and is famous for having some of the country's best Carnival celebrations.

In Caicara del Orinoco there is clean water from the Orinoco River.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Angostura

A municipality in the state of Bolivar, Venezuela. It is the largest in the country and is of great importance because it contains the Guri reservoir, which provides most of the nation's electricity.

Angostura is larger than Costa Rica

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El Callao

A town in Bolivar state, Venezuela, known for its rich gold deposits and its famous annual Carnival, which is a major event celebrated for its unique music and cultural heritage.

The calypso music played at the El Callao carnival is so catchy!

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Upata

A Venezuelan city located in Bolivar State, situated between the Cuyuni and Orinoco river basins. Its main industries are agriculture and food production, and it is a popular destination for travelers.

That telita cheese we bought in Upata is so delicious! (Telita is a soft, stretchy artisanal cheese typical of this region).

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Ciudad Guayana

The most populated city in the state of Bolivar, Venezuela, accounting for 60 percent of the state population. It is noted for its clear urban planning and beauty. As a tourist destination, it features scenic landscapes, plazas, parks, museums, and ruins, while also functioning as a major industrial hub.

If you are in Venezuela, visit Ciudad Guayana.

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El Palmar

A town in Bolivar state, Venezuela, that serves as a capital for both a parish and a municipality despite being isolated from major urban centers (parishes are administrative subdivisions in Venezuela). Its remote location supports a high diversity of plants and wildlife. Cattle ranching and farming are the main economic activities, though the area remains underdeveloped.

I am going to see the beautiful birds in El Palmar.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Ciudad Bolívar

The capital city of Bolivar state, Venezuela. It is a popular tourist destination because it preserves many colonial-era buildings. It is also a key commercial hub for the Orinoco River Basin, with an economy based on oil, gold, timber, and crops such as corn, yams, and watermelon.

We have to cross the Angostura Bridge to get to Ciudad Bolívar.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Santa Elena de Uairén

A town in Bolivar State, Venezuela, that serves as the gateway to La Gran Sabana near the Brazilian border. It is famous for its stunning scenery, especially the tepuis (ancient, flat-topped mountains unique to the region). The area is home to a diverse population of international residents and the indigenous Pemon people.

The tepuis of Santa Elena de Uairén took my breath away.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Guasipati

A city in the state of Bolivar, Venezuela, famous for the production of casabe (a traditional unleavened flatbread made from bitter cassava). The residents grow the crops themselves in the region's vast plains and savannas, where the economy is driven by agriculture and ranching, specifically cattle and horses.

They really make a lot of casabe in Guasipati!

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Río Botanamo

A 175 km river in Bolivar state, Venezuela. It begins in the Nuria highlands and flows into the Esequibo River in the Guayana Esequiba (a region managed by Guyana that has been claimed by Venezuela for over a century).

The Río Botanamo flows into the Esequibo disputed territory.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Plaza Bolivar

Every city and town in Venezuela has a Plaza Bolivar, though the one in Caracas is the most famous. (These are central squares named after Simon Bolivar, the military and political leader who liberated Venezuela and other South American nations from Spanish rule).

"The Plaza Bolivar in Maracay was renovated" "They are always renovating the Plaza Bolivar squares"

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Bolos

A slang term for the Venezuelan currency, the bolivar (it is a shortened version of the official currency name).

Lend me 5 bolos. / Do you have 500 bolos you can lend me?

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Tabla

A slang term for a 100 Bolivar bill, so named because its brown color resembles a wooden board or plank. (In Venezuela, the brown 100 Bolivar note was the highest denomination for many years).

Lend me a tabla. That candy costs one tabla.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09