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Barquisimeto

American  
[bahr-kee-see-me-taw] / ˌbɑr ki siˈmɛ tɔ /

noun

  1. a city in N Venezuela.


Barquisimeto British  
/ barkisiˈmeto /

noun

  1. a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)

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"I am from Barquisimeto, which is a small town, and it is eight hours on the bus, because it's so slow," she explains.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

A native of Barquisimeto — the hometown of Gustavo Dudamel, the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Last month, Yaner Fung shuttered the small supermarket he had owned in western Barquisimeto for 15 years.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

Then he said he hoped his journey from Barquisimeto to some of the world’s most prestigious stages would be an inspiration.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

It is, however, only in this group of mountains of San Felipe and Barquisimeto, that the working of mines has been continued till the present time.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina