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Maracay in Venezuela VENEZUELA venezuela. maracay Informations and links Maracay460 000 hab. Map Maracay Photos Maracay Population on 21-Oct-01 : 394000 ------------------------------- Maracay is a city (population: 2001 census 491,797, although the "metropolitan" area, which encompasses other small settlements is estimated to have around 1.000.000 inhabitants) in central Venezuela and is the capital and most important city of Aragua State. It is the municipal seat of Girardot Municipality. It was officially established on March 5, 1701, by Bishop Diego de Ba?os y Sotomayor in the valleys of Tocopio and Tapatapa (what is known today as the central valley of Aragua) in northern Venezuela. It was named Maracay after a local indigenous chief. Maracay seems to mean "Tiger" in an ancient Caribbean language. Today Maracay is a modern city with a large manufacturing park. Main products are paper, textiles and chemicals. Maracay is also the home of the local baseball team "Tigres de Aragua". In Spanish, Maracay is known as "Ciudad Jard?n", or "Garden City". Maracay was the name of a Cacique (Caribe Indian Chief) of the indigeneous people that lived in the area before the Spanish discovery of America. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Current concerns include: an embattled president, a divided military, drug-related conflicts along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples..
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