El Playón, Venezuela
El Playón | |
|---|---|
| lndependencia | |
 Santa Rosalía within Portuguesa | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Portuguesa |
| Municipality | |
| Time zone | VST |
El Playón is a tourist town in the state of Portuguesa, Venezuela. It is the shire town of . Its official name is Independencia, in honour of Francisco de Miranda's 1806 landing in a prelude to the Venezuelan War of Independence. (The landing was unsuccessful, leading to the loss of two ships.)[1]
References[]
- ^ Russell Maddicks (2011), Venezuela: The Bradt Travel Guide (5th Edition), Bradt Travel Guides, p322
Coordinates: 9°06′10″N 69°02′29″W / 9.102775°N 69.041519°W
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