Barquisimeto
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
“Cardenales,” Dudamel said, referring to the Venezuela team from his hometown of Barquisimeto.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023
“Hunger doesn’t know fear, when hunger arrives fear disappears,” said teacher Nancy Hernandez, 60, during a march in Barquisimeto, referring to possible clashes with the police.
From Reuters • Jan. 23, 2023
Barquisimeto, where he spent most of his trip with just three days in the capital, Caracas, had changed.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
At Barquisimeto an earthquake had shattered the barracks of the soldiers of the Independence, and many hundreds of troops were crushed beneath the ruins.
From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)
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