Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State and the third-largest city in Venezuela.
Image: Valencia panorama
Image: Parque Urb Prebo Valencia Edo. Carabobo
Image: Plaza Bolívar de Valencia
Image: Street in Valencia city
Carabobo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is 4,369 km2 (1,687 sq mi) and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 2,245,744.
Beach in Carabobo State
Bejuma Municipality, Carabobo
Indigenous petroglyphs in Vigirima
Fortín Solano a Spanish military fortress built in 1766