Maiquetía is a city located in the Central Region of Venezuela, in the state of Vargas. It is at approximately 19 m above sea level on a small shelf between the Caribbean and the mountains behind it. Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, is approximately 37 km to the southeast.
Maiquetía
Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetia, Vargas.
La Guaira State, known until 2019 as Vargas State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Formerly named after Venezuela's first civilian president, José María Vargas, Vargas comprises a coastal region in the north of Venezuela, bordering Aragua to the west, Miranda to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Capital District to the south. It is home to both the country's largest seaport and airport. The state capital and largest city is La Guaira followed by Catia La Mar and Maiquetía. The Litoral Varguense conurbation is the principal urban agglomeration in the state, which is part of the Greater Caracas Area.
Simón Bolívar International Airport, La Guaira State
A section of the La Guaira state after the 1999 Tragedy - notice the scars in the mountains due to the mudslides.
Fuerte El Vigía built by the Spanish at the beginning of the 18th century
Oil painting of La Guaira City between 1842 and 1845 by Ferdinand Bellermann
