Maiquetía
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Maiquetía is a city located in the Central Region of Venezuela, in the state of La Guaira. It is at approximately 19 m above sea level on a small shelf between the Caribbean and the mountains behind i
Maiquetía coast
Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetia, Vargas.
Vargas tragedy
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The Vargas tragedy was a natural disaster that occurred in Vargas State, Venezuela, on 15 December 1999, when torrential rains caused flash floods and debris flows that killed tens of thousands of peo
Maiquetía
…location, it offers an optimal location for some hotels. Maiquetía suffered the devastating effects of torrential rains and mudslides during the 1999 Vargas tragedy. Maiquetía has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) with hot, humid days and warm nights year round…
A part of Vargas state after the disaster, with scars from the mudslides visible on the mountains
A section of Los Corales, one of the neighborhoods in the Vargas state that suffered the heaviest destruction
Oversteepened hillslopes failed during the rainstorm, sending landslides of soil into the channels (such as the braided river at bottom) and supplying sediment to flash floods and debris flows. The transmission tower on the right side of the image is 30 meters (98 ft) tall.
A 2.9-meter (9 ft 6 in) thick debris flow deposit from December 1999 is exposed by river incision during late-stage floods.