Guaira
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The BBC's Latin America correspondent Will Grant visited towns in La Guaira after the tremors first hit, and returned to find families continuing their search for loved ones a month on.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In La Guaira, the Bank estimated one in five homes was destroyed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
La Guaira and the district encompassing the capital Caracas were the hardest hit, accounting for roughly half of all damage, according to the World Bank.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Researchers from Oregon State University estimate 69,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed in Venezuela’s beachside communities like those in Catia La Mar, a 45-minute drive from Caracas in the devastated coastal state of La Guaira.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Bolívar, who, ignorant of the capitulation, had arrived in Caracas on his way to join Miranda, decided to return to La Guaira and to emigrate, resolved never to submit to the Spanish rule.
From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Sherwell, Guillermo A.
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