La Guaira

American  

[lah gwahy-rah] / lɑ ˈgwaɪ rɑ /

noun

1. a seaport in N Venezuela: the port of Caracas.

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La Guaira British  

/ la ˈɡwaira /

noun

1. the chief seaport of Venezuela, on the Caribbean. Pop: 26 669 (1990 est)

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Example Sentences

U.S. forces heavily targeted La Guaira, striking its military base and the city’s port—one of the country’s main maritime hubs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unamuno's first thoughts were that La Guaira was experiencing another natural disaster, 26 years ago after a landslide of biblical proportions swept away 10,000 people, many of them washed out to sea.

From Barron's

So far, it has confirmed five locations including Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base, an airfield known as La Carlota and Port La Guaira, Caracas' main conduit to the Caribbean Sea.

From BBC

The Venezuelan government also said the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira were also hit.

From BBC

On Wednesday, Maduro said on social media that militia members and the armed forces were activated to protect two strategically important states, La Guaira and Carabobo.

From The Wall Street Journal