La Guaira
Americannoun
noun
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Venezuelan authorities on Thursday began demolishing buildings in the state of La Guaira, the region worst hit by last month's twin earthquakes, AFP observed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
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
Little now remains of his family business "Bilight," which once employed more than 60 other households in La Guaira.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Caracas, La Guaira and many other towns were reduced to ruins, and some small dwellings entirely disappeared.
From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Sherwell, Guillermo A.
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