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Maiquetía

American  
[mahy-ke-tee-ah] / ˌmaɪ kɛˈti ɑ /

noun

  1. a city in the Federal District, in N Venezuela.


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In it, the FAA advised flight operators "to exercise caution when operating in the Maiquetía flight information region at all altitudes due to the worsening security situation and heightened military activity in and around Venezuela".

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Luisa Amelia Garcia Rodriguez Hurtado was born Nov. 28, 1920, in Maiquetía, Venezuela, a coastal city near Caracas.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2020

Luchita Hurtado was born Luisa Amelia Garcia Rodriguez Hurtado on Nov. 28, 1920, in Maiquetía, Venezuela, to a seamstress mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2020

“The level of anger I have is not normal,” said Mr. Maiquetía, cradling his newborn daughter, Alena, one afternoon.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2020

There was the international airport of Maiquetía, where his father once worked as a pilot.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 3, 2019

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