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Puerto Cabello

American  
[pwer-taw kah-ve-yaw] / ˈpwɛr tɔ kɑˈvɛ yɔ /

noun

  1. a seaport in N Venezuela.


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Ronald Herrera remembered the prosperity that Puerto Cabello enjoyed decades ago as home to the El Palito refinery -- once a symbol of Venezuela's oil boom.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

“We are 11 people, all from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela,” said Maxina Cereño, 57, after she and the others tossed their backpacks over the barbed labyrinth and crawled through an opening.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

“For me, he is the best politician in the country,” said Kinan Masoud, a 35-year-old Puerto Cabello businessman who helped build the sports complex.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

The nearby port in Puerto Cabello was once the driving force behind the local economy.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2017

On the 31st of December he reached Puerto Cabello, and the following day he issued a decree offering a general amnesty.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

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