| 单词 | Maracaibo |
| 例句 | “The ships will be moving again soon,” my father said confidently, and he was right I think it was February 21 that some of die Chinese sailors agreed to sail to Lake Maracaibo. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not until 1995, when he reached Lake Maracaibo on a visit to see its colorful houses on stilts when he was captivated by the phenomenon. The 'Catatumbo Lightning': Venezuela's eternal storm 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z With lightning striking up to 280 times an hour, 10 hours a day, 160 nights a year, the so-called Everlasting Storm takes place where Venezuela’s Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo. 16 of the Coolest Light Phenomena Around the World 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Often referred to as the “Lighthouse of Maracaibo,” the area is considered to be the world’s largest single generator of tropospheric ozone. 16 of the Coolest Light Phenomena Around the World 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z When his family moved to Lake Maracaibo four years later, the epicenter of that eternal storm, he met close-up what would become a lifelong passion: the Catatumbo Lightning. The 'Catatumbo Lightning': Venezuela's eternal storm 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z In the second city of Maracaibo, where electricity is exceptionally precarious, truck driver Jesus Paz complained at a large display of lights at one end of the iconic bridge at the entrance to the city. Venezuela Christmas decorations light up anger over blackouts 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z That honor belongs to the patacón, the formidable sandwich of the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Patacon Pisao on the Lower East Side 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The first attempt was in 1595 when it illuminated ships led by Sir Francis Drake of England, revealing his surprise attack to Spanish soldiers in Maracaibo. The 'Catatumbo Lightning': Venezuela's eternal storm 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Anne promptly kidnaps her to sell at the Maracaibo slave market. Anne of the Indies forces facts to walk the plank 2012-07-26T07:53:00Z “Petro’s government has alliances with Maduro and the Venezuelan regime’s narrative on migration is political. But what is reflected in this migration is a profound human rights crisis,” said the Maracaibo native. Venezuelan immigrants are ostracized in Colombia amid xenophobia and shifting politics 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Añez, an independent reporter working for a Venezuelan news site, feared being arrested for covering the news in Maracaibo and decided to explore opportunities in the U.S. Venezuelan migrants who are applying for temporary legal status in the US say it offers some relief 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z “Now I am afraid to leave,” said Ms. Urribarrí, 26, who had hoped to start making the long trek from Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second largest city, to the United States next week with her 6-month-old daughter. As Venezuelans Face Deportation, Many Still Seek to Enter the U.S. 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Pollution in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo is threatening life in one of the world’s oldest lakes. AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Lake Maracaibo, which once was at the heart of Venezuela’s oil boom, has turned into a polluted wasteland, according to environmentalists. Pollution in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world’s oldest lakes 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Cabimas, a city about 400 miles northwest of Caracas on the shores of Lake Maracaibo, is another center of regional oil production. Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Broken. Now It’s Breaking the Environment. 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z To optimize exports, the oil major has proposed to help Venezuela prepare a study on dredging Lake Maracaibo's navigation channel, which would let it load larger tankers, three of the people said. Exclusive: Chevron aims to boost Venezuela oil output to accelerate debt recovery -sources 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Maria Virginia, 32, a lab technician in her hometown, Maracaibo, Venezuela, said she had been working nights, mopping floors and emptying trash bins at a hospital in Tallahassee. DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z "We're poorer every day and I don't think more elections will be the definite solution to this disaster," said vegetable seller David Lugo, 54, who lives in formerly prosperous oil city Maracaibo. Voter apathy is hurdle for Venezuelan opposition as it seeks to unseat Maduro 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The pollution of Lake Maracaibo is decades old, but now it’s being felt on its coast with its bad smells, oil spills and microalgae, said Briceño, the professor at the University of Zulia. Pollution in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world’s oldest lakes 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z After Chevron announced last year that it would resume some oil production in Venezuela, the state oil company hired divers to inspect the oil pipelines in Lake Maracaibo. Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Broken. Now It’s Breaking the Environment. 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z A separate Venezuelan crude cargo chartered by Chevron on tanker Kerala was on Tuesday at Maracaibo Lake's navigation channel, where lack of dredging and a stranded vessel are creating limitations for ship transit. Chevron's first cargo of Venezuelan oil after license departs for U.S. 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Maracaibo Lake's channel in the northwest of the country is suitable for loading tankers with a draft of only up to 9.8 meters, one of the people said. Venezuela's lack of dredging causes trouble for Chevron's heavy oil exports 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z To restart those shipments, dredging Maracaibo Lake's navigation channel might be needed to allow Panamax and Aframax tankers reach Venezuela's western oil terminals, shipping sources said. U.S. oil refiner Valero, rivals pursue Chevron for Venezuelan crude 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Ivan Duran, a press officer in the opposition-controlled City Hall in Maracaibo, Venezuela, said he had to leave his home country 11 years ago when loyalists to the president began harassing and threatening him. Blinken calls Colombian migration center 'a remarkable model' 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z And in Maracaibo, several people said that the migration flow would only continue given the dire situation in Venezuela that shows no signs of abating. U.S. Immigration Debate Rings Hollow in Venezuela as Migrants Flee 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Maracaibo, with 2 million inhabitants, is the second-largest city in Venezuela, with tropical temperatures of more than 34 degrees Celsius almost all year round. In Venezuelan oil town, solar-powered car offers escape from fuel lines 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The incident took place a week after Guaidó’s supporters were met by a barrage of flying plastic chairs and fisticuffs from Maduro allies in the western city of Maracaibo. Venezuelan opposition to file complaint for attack on leader 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Ramona Franco, 59, left her job as a teacher at a public school in Maracaibo, the capital of the once-rich oil state of Zulia, and now gets by selling $1 lunches. In Venezuela, inflation and dollarization deepen schism between private and state employees 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Times were good in Venezuela when Gladys Maestre and her colleagues set out to study memory disorders in Maracaibo, a coastal city near the border with Colombia. A network of young scientists and doctors aims to rebuild Venezuela’s devastated public health system 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The BBC has been to Maracaibo, in north western Venezuela, to visit those who are determined to go to school. Fighting to learn in Venezuela 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z "These electric motors don't make noise, they don't vibrate, they don't pollute, they are the future," said Pradelli from his workshop in Maracaibo, the capital of Zulia state, in the far northwest of Venezuela. In Venezuelan oil town, solar-powered car offers escape from fuel lines 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Abandoned houses and buildings are increasingly common in Maracaibo, home to 1.7 million inhabitants, according to current and former residents. Migration to U.S. empties Venezuela's once-booming oil capital 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z "We are going to stop the destruction and Zulia will enter another stage in its history," Rosales told Reuters in Maracaibo, the state capital. Venezuelan opposition calls for change as campaign wraps up 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z As power outages grew frequent and lengthy, Maestre scrambled to move frozen tissue samples out of Maracaibo to overseas labs. A network of young scientists and doctors aims to rebuild Venezuela’s devastated public health system 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z A Venezuelan smuggler from Antonio's hometown of Maracaibo helped him pass Mexican authorities. Fleeing hardship at home, bias abroad, Venezuelans flock to U.S. 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The first 42,000 food packages including rice, lentils, salt and vegetable oil will be distributed to children under age six in areas affected by food insecurity in Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second-largest city, the WFP said. First shipment from World Food Programme arrives in Venezuela 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Residents of Maracaibo's poor Altos de Milagro Norte neighborhood say food shortages are ever-present and their city's collapse is even affecting burials. Migration to U.S. empties Venezuela's once-booming oil capital 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z After graduating with a degree in petroleum engineering, she couldn’t get hired in the oil fields near her hometown of Maracaibo without declaring her loyalty to Venezuela’s socialist leadership. Uprooted again: Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z They’ve since used a specialized courier service that flies samples out of Maracaibo. A network of young scientists and doctors aims to rebuild Venezuela’s devastated public health system 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z After graduating with a degree in petroleum engineering, she couldn’t get hired in the oil fields near her hometown of Maracaibo without declaring her loyalty to Venezuela’s socialist leadership. Uprooted again: Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z They relented, allowing Velandia to travel nine hours by car to Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second largest city, to train and play. Jorge Velandia Brings Venezuela to the Front Office 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z A people smuggler, charging him $4,400, took them to a small building housing some 30 other Venezuelan migrants, about a third of them from Maracaibo, Pirela said. Migration to U.S. empties Venezuela's once-booming oil capital 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z “It’s going to be a 360-degree change,” said Acosta, whose sister is a refugee in Colombia and parents and grandmother are in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Venezuelans overjoyed by US temporary residency opportunity 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z “Trump was the one who helped to make Venezuela’s problems visible — and that made the rest of the world care about what happens here,” said Julio Urribarrí, 66, a university professor in Maracaibo. A Frazzled World Holds Its Breath While the U.S. Chooses Its Leader 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z As they are hauled into Maracaibo’s University hospital, pale, wheezing and panicked, a recurring cry emerges from the mouths of coronavirus patients in this bedraggled Venezuelan metropolis. 'They think they’ll be left to die': pandemic shakes already fragile Venezuela 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Officials in Maracaibo have since opened a common grave in the municipal cemetery. Venezuela Deploys Security Forces in Coronavirus Crackdown 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z “The parents of the children are without work,” said Annelise Mirabal, who works with a foundation that helps malnourished children in Maracaibo, the city in Venezuela thus far hardest hit by the pandemic. Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z “The parents of the children are without work,” said Annelise Mirabal, who works with a foundation that helps malnourished children in Maracaibo, the city in Venezuela thus far hardest hit by the pandemic. Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Staff at University Hospital Maracaibo last week said the facility, designated by the government as the city’s primary hospital for the coronavirus, was averaging 500 patients with symptoms, double the number a month ago. As coronavirus explodes in Venezuela, Maduro’s government blames ‘biological weapon’: the country’s returning refugees 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Officials say many of the cases originated in a sprawling food market that supplies much of Maracaibo, the Zulia state capital and Venezuela’s second city. Venezuela's Zulia state emerges as coronavirus hot spot 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Zulia’s capital, Maracaibo, has since become the epicenter of Venezuela’s pandemic. Venezuela Deploys Security Forces in Coronavirus Crackdown 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The details were vague, but one person said they had a “mad plan” to push across the western border, take the oil center of Maracaibo and force their way to Caracas, the capital. Venezuela raid: How an ex-Green Beret and a defecting general planned to capture Maduro 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z At one point, people familiar with the events say, the plan was to rush to seize the Venezuelan oil capital of Maracaibo, then push east toward Caracas. From a Miami condo to the Venezuelan coast, how a plan to ‘capture’ Maduro went rogue 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The other two weeks he spends across the border in Maracaibo, the city where his heart is, the place his wife and two sons, 12 and 8, still call home. Doctor, Refugee. Violinist, Refugee. Model, Refugee. 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z They finally brought him home to a poor Maracaibo neighborhood, where the family lives in a half-built shack made of cinder blocks. Venezuela’s poorest struggle to take care of their dead 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z In another city, Maracaibo, the police are patrolling the streets in search of Venezuelans who re-entered the country without official approval. Venezuela Deploys Security Forces in Coronavirus Crackdown 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z In her native Maracaibo, her school was canceling performances. Miami ballet school with Venezuela past draws exiled dancers 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z You can see more of Abd’s work on the fishermen making a living on the shore of Lake Maracaibo in this gallery. Agency photographer of the year – 2019 shortlist 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z For Mario Silva, an engineer waiting by a bus stop in the crumbling western city of Maracaibo, it was time to move on. 'Missed his moment': opposition corruption scandal undermines Venezuela's Guaido 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z For many in Maracaibo, Venezuela’s economic crash in the last five years hit especially hard. Venezuela’s poorest struggle to take care of their dead 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Vast oil reserves pumped from Lake Maracaibo once made Venezuela one of Latin America’s wealthiest nations. Many in Venezuela’s 2nd city turn to prayer, not politics 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The city of Maracaibo and the state of Zulia, where Maracaibo is located, did not answer emails seeking comment. In hungry Venezuela, food producers step up exports to survive 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The places it profiled, Lake Maracaibo and La Gran Sabana, are indeed facing disasters caused by a declining oil industry and illegal mining, respectively. Opinion | Stories of Venezuela’s suffering ignore U.S. santions 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z According to the Manatará Ecological Foundation, which studies the contamination of Lake Maracaibo, oil caused 30 cases of asthma and dermatitis among people living on the east bank between 2017 and 2019. Perspective | These two places symbolized Venezuela’s strength. Now they epitomize its implosion 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The poor and wealthy alike in Maracaibo live with rationed electricity, and despite the region’s abundant oil, they often wait in line for days to gas up their cars. Venezuela’s poorest struggle to take care of their dead 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z But in Maracaibo, the indignities of life no longer end at death. In Venezuela’s oil capital, life is a struggle. So is death. 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z On their return home, late last month, the players were greeted by family members cheering and holding signs at the airport in Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second-largest city. Young Venezuelan ball players 'wanted to stay' in U.S. 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z He spoke to The Associated Press by telephone from Maracaibo, a Venezuelan city hit hard by power cuts, gasoline scarcity and other problems. In Venezuela, young baseball players still have big dreams 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “Despite being the capital of a prominent state,” says a famous folk-music lyric from the 1960s, Maracaibo “suffers from national oblivion.” Perspective | These two places symbolized Venezuela’s strength. Now they epitomize its implosion 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Catatumbo takes its name from the indigenous Barí word for lightning, owing to the spectacular thunderstorms that form above Lake Maracaibo across the frontier. Peace is war as armed groups roil Colombia's lawless border region 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Maracaibo, the “Beloved Land of the Sun,” was a city of firsts. In Venezuela’s oil capital, life is a struggle. So is death. 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Many are aiming to join one of Maracaibo’s numerous private baseball academies, which provide players with food and equipment in exchange for a cut of any eventual professional contract they may sign. Young Venezuelan ball players 'wanted to stay' in U.S. 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z A junior team from Maracaibo is participating this week in the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. In Venezuela, young baseball players still have big dreams 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Taking a stroll around Lake Maracaibo, a 5,000-square-mile estuary that opens onto the Gulf of Venezuela, means encountering a junkyard of rusting equipment. Perspective | These two places symbolized Venezuela’s strength. Now they epitomize its implosion 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Maracaibo's mood today is less furious, more exhausted. Venezuela's misery doesn't even spare the dead in Maracaibo 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z In 1914, Venezuelan Oil Concessions struck crude on the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo, the petroleum-rich Caribbean estuary that laps at the banks of the city’s jagged skyline. In Venezuela’s oil capital, life is a struggle. So is death. 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The destruction in Maracaibo, where blackouts were the norm long before March, defied easy understanding. Venezuela’s misery doesn’t even spare the dead in Maracaibo 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z The situation is especially dire in Maracaibo, once known as Venezuela’s Saudi Arabia for being at the hub of the country’s now-decaying oil industry. Venezuela’s massive blackout sparks boom in generator sales 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Things took a turn in 2009, they say, after Chávez nationalized dozens of local oil service companies around Lake Maracaibo. Perspective | These two places symbolized Venezuela’s strength. Now they epitomize its implosion 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z During the blackout, a looting spree erupted in the oil city of Maracaibo, after an ice vender refused to serve customers unless they paid in U.S. dollars. Venezuela’s Two Presidents Collide 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z The center shifted two decades ago to the thicker oil of the Orinoco Belt farther south, but Lake Maracaibo remained vital to the national economy. In Venezuela’s oil capital, life is a struggle. So is death. 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Maracaibo’s mood today is less furious, more exhausted. Venezuela’s misery doesn’t even spare the dead in Maracaibo 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Across the country in Maracaibo, angry drivers lined up complaining that police were profiting off their frustrations. Vast gasoline lines form in oil-rich Venezuela 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z In Maracaibo, the petroleum capital, furloughed and destitute workers scrape by in a region literally awash in crude, since the state oil company doesn’t have money or employees to plug leaks. Perspective | These two places symbolized Venezuela’s strength. Now they epitomize its implosion 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z “Their biggest numbers are in the main cities of Venezuela – Caracas, Valencia, Maracay, and Maracaibo.” Maduro’s 'collectivos' strike terror while trying to win back support of Venezuela's most vulnerable 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z In the shadow of Maracaibo’s half-empty high-rises rests the shantytown of Miracle Heights North. In Venezuela’s oil capital, life is a struggle. So is death. 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z As the political standoff drags on, so does life in Maracaibo. Venezuela’s misery doesn’t even spare the dead in Maracaibo 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Reaching the other side of Lake Maracaibo, Guaidó hit another police roadblock. Venezuela opposition leader ducks roadblocks in Maduro fight 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z On March 15, American announced it was suspending its two daily flights from Miami to Caracas and one from Miami to Maracaibo through April 1. American Airlines suspends service to Venezuela indefinitely 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Venezuela’s second-largest city, Maracaibo – which was plunged into chaos by the first blackout – remained in the dark on Wednesday night, two days after the latest blackout began. Venezuela: Maduro blames blackout on sniper and tells people to pray 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Looters ransacked hundreds of businesses in the city of Maracaibo. Weary Venezuelans adapt to more nationwide power cuts 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z As the sun set over Maracaibo, María Corina Machado, a prominent opposition leader, arrived at an outdoor basketball court for a “citizens’ assembly” designed to energize the campaign to topple Maduro. 'Horror, fear, despair': Venezuela's oil capital shattered by 'tsunami' of violent looting 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z In the oil capital of Maracaibo, about 500 businesses were ransacked during the blackout. Venezuela has its electricity back, for now, but it’s still on the verge of collapse 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z But that does nothing for the pain,” said a doctor in a public hospital in Maracaibo, who asked not to be named, fearing government retaliation. Venezuela Was Crumbling. A Blackout Tipped Parts of It Into Anarchy. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z It flew daily to Caracas and Maracaibo from Miami. American Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The disruption sparked a wave of looting and violence on a scale unseen for decades, and nowhere was the havoc as intense as in the country’s second city, Maracaibo. No electricity, medicine or hope: despair rules in Maracaibo's hospitals 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Propaganda billboards vanished into the murk around them, their upbeat slogans obscured by the latest power failure: ‘Maracaibo is reborn!’ 'Horror, fear, despair': Venezuela's oil capital shattered by 'tsunami' of violent looting 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z In the western city of Maracaibo - the second-largest in Venezuela - those shops that remained open only accepted payments in U.S. dollars - 5-dollar bills and above. In Venezuela, not even the dollar is immune to effects of... 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Maracaibo sits in Venezuela’s most populous state and was the first to receive electricity generations ago. Venezuela Was Crumbling. A Blackout Tipped Parts of It Into Anarchy. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z One of the worst-hit areas was Venezuela’s second largest city, Maracaibo, where the blackouts triggered a spate of violent looting in which hundreds of stores were ransacked. Venezuela: power returns after blackout but normal service may be a long way off 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z There were no reports of looting in Maracaibo on Wednesday as people formed long lines outside shops that hadn’t been damaged and were selling food. Venezuelan food supplier reports looting during blackouts 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z But the impact was most dramatic in Maracaibo, where a lack of electricity, information and police sparked disorder that security forces seemed unable or unwilling to control. 'Horror, fear, despair': Venezuela's oil capital shattered by 'tsunami' of violent looting 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The country’s top food company, Empresas Polar, said four facilities in Maracaibo, the biggest city after the capital Caracas, had been sacked this week, with looters making off with water, soft drinks and pasta. Venezuela seeks to restore power amid looting; China offers help 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z There were widespread reports of looting on Monday in the city of Maracaibo. Venezuelan government targets Guaido over national blackout 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Just two of Maracaibo’s 150 gas stations have generators to provide gas during rampant blackouts. Gas scarcity could turn Venezuela’s crisis to catastrophe 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z But gas is already hard to get in Maracaibo and other cities along the Colombian border, where smugglers sneak Venezuela’s dirt-cheap fuel into the neighboring country, selling it at international prices for a quick profit. Gas scarcity could turn Venezuela’s crisis to catastrophe 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z American flies daily from Miami to Caracas and Maracaibo. FAA tells pilots to use caution when flying over Venezuela 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The authorities believe Sánchez Latorre committed other crimes in Venezuela before being finally arrested in the city of Maracaibo and extradited to Colombia in September 2018. Paedophile jailed for abusing hundreds 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Audrey Elizabeth Campbell was born Dec. 28, 1928, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, one of three daughters of a wealthy Canadian oil-drilling-equipment exporter and a U.S.-born mother who moved to Venezuela to become a nurse. Audrey Moore, Fairfax County supervisor and environmentalist, dies at 89 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z In Maracaibo, once known as the Saudi Arabia of Venezuela as a center of the country’s oil boom, residents have endured shortages for at least three years. Gas scarcity could turn Venezuela’s crisis to catastrophe 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z In Maracaibo, once known as the Saudi Arabia of Venezuela as a center of the country’s oil boom, residents have endured shortages for at least three years. Gas scarcity could turn Venezuela’s crisis to catastrophe 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Gladys Gonzalez, 52, an attorney from the second city of Maracaibo, spent four days waiting to cremate her mother who died at 72 of a stomach infection after struggling to find antibiotics. Without gas for cremation, even dying is a struggle in Venezuela 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The Morandi bridge is very similar to its much larger cousin, the Lake Maracaibo bridge in Venezuela, which were both designed by Mr Morandi. What could have made the bridge collapse? 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Once famous for its all-night parties, now Maracaibo is often a sea of darkness at night due to blackouts. Once oil wealthy, Venezuela's largest state struggles to keep the... 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z But gas is already hard to get in Maracaibo and other cities along the Colombian border, where smugglers sneak Venezuela’s dirt-cheap fuel into the neighboring country, selling it at international prices for a quick profit. Gas scarcity could turn Venezuela’s crisis to catastrophe 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Just two of Maracaibo’s 150 gas stations have generators to provide gas during rampant blackouts. Gas scarcity could turn Venezuela’s crisis to catastrophe 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z “No one deserves this much suffering,” she said at the Maracaibo cemetery. Without gas for cremation, even dying is a struggle in Venezuela 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z One of their ventures is stealing copper electrical cables, leaving many parts of Caracas and big cities like Maracaibo in the dark. Venezuela’s Sham Election 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Domenico Clara, who runs a bakery in Maracaibo, capital of the oil industry, says power is cut off five to seven times a day. How chavismo makes the taps run dry in Venezuela 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z “Now what we ask each other is: ‘When are you leaving and for where?’,” said one of the Maracaibo workers, who like thousands of other Venezuelans emigrated to Colombia this month. Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampede 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Ana Soto was kidnapped on Thursday in her hometown of Maracaibo, in western Venezuela, by a group of men who bundled her into a van. Baseball star's mother freed after kidnap 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z And last month, United purchased him from Zulia, a club based in Maracaibo, for an undisclosed transfer fee. Junior Moreno left economic crisis in Venezuela for stability in MLS. He’s not alone. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z That was the case in the western city of Maracaibo, where residents recently swarmed into the streets, stopped two trucks filled with flour and candy, and emptied them. 'We loot or we die of hunger': food shortages fuel unrest in Venezuela 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z CABIMAS, Venezuela—Oil from brackish Lake Maracaibo transformed this country a century ago from a tropical backwater into the world’s biggest oil exporter and, for a time, South America’s richest country. Former Hub of Venezuela’s Oil Wealth Turns to Hunger and Rust 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In one grim festive joke, a Christmas tree in Maracaibo, the country’s oil capital and second city, was decorated with virtually worthless low-denomination bolivar bills. Venezuelans scramble to survive as merchants demand dollars 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Lightning crackles more than 200 days a year over the spot where Venezuela’s Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo, with as many as 280 strikes an hour. Welcome to the World's Most Awesomely Awful Places 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Pleading for another posting, he was offered Maracaibo, the capital of Venezuela’s oil industry. For veteran drug warrior and diplomat, retirement comes with tinge of regret 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z It’s in Venezuela, and it’s known as the Beacon of Maracaibo. One Crucial Item to Pack the Next Time You Fly 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Chacin’s Little League team lost to the Maracaibo team that eventually went on to win the Little League World Series in 2000. Venezuelan Little Leaguers get big lift amid turmoil at home 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z In one grim festive joke, a Christmas tree in Maracaibo, the country’s oil capital and second city, was decorated with virtually worthless low-denomination bolivar bills. Venezuelans scramble to survive as merchants demand dollars 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Both are from the Maracaibo area - the home of the Little League squad. With turmoil at home, Venezuelan Little leaguers get assist 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Both are from the Maracaibo area — the home of the Little League squad. With turmoil at home, Venezuelan Little leaguers get assist 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z A police official said two collared peccaries, which are similar in appearance to boars, were stolen over the weekend from the Zulia Metropolitan Zoological Park in the sweltering city of Maracaibo near the Colombian border. Thieves stealing Venezuela zoo animals to eat them, say police 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor first learned to play baseball in Maracaibo, the town that’s home to the Venezuelan squad. Venezuelan Little Leaguers get big lift amid turmoil at home 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z The death generated sorrow and solidarity with the group and residents changed the name of one of the avenues of Maracaibo to “Paul Moreno Street.” First aid volunteers risk their lives at Venezuela protests 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z In Venezuela's second city Maracaibo, a crowd of about 300 protesters shouting "Maduro Out!" and "No to Dictatorship!" was dispersed with multiple volleys of tear gas. Venezuela opposition boycotts meeting on Maduro assembly, clashes rage 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z In nearby Maracaibo Lake - where tankers are stained at the export terminals - a scuba diver died in an accident this week while inspecting a leaking pipeline. Banned at sea: Venezuela's crude-stained oil tankers 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Montilla Hernandez was one of five Venezuelans linked by U.S. authorities to a suspicious shipment from Maracaibo, Venezuela, that was investigated by customs agents at Miami International Airport in April 2016. US judge orders deportation for Venezuelan in smuggling case 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Every so often, a vibrant green colour infuses the waters of Lake Maracaibo. Satellite eye on Earth: February 2017 – in pictures 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z At 16, he moved from his home town of Maracaibo to Caracas and started performing regularly. Memo Morales, Venezuela pasodoble singer, dies after new year show - BBC News 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z “Lake Maracaibo is one of the largest lightning generators on the globe,” says Robert Holzworth, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Washington in Seattle who was not involved in the new study. You’re more likely to get struck by lightning here than anywhere else on Earth 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Venezuela’s interior minister, Nestor Reverol, said more than 400 people were arrested over the weekend nationwide after looters hit cities in the far west, like Maracaibo, and towns here in the east. Venezuela Deploys Troops After Weekend Riots 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Security forces fired teargas in Venezuela’s largest second city, Maracaibo, to stop looters, witnesses said. Venezuela postpones bank note ban after chaos and cash shortages 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Most of the time, Maracaibo’s waters are stratified into layers, with nutrient-rich, cooler, saltier water at the bottom, and a warmer, fresher layer near the surface. Satellite eye on Earth: February 2017 – in pictures 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Security forces fired teargas in Venezuela's largest second city, Maracaibo, to stop looters, witnesses said. Venezuelans defy Colombia border ban, unrest continues 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The desperation was palpable for people like Daniel Morales, 28, a street vendor in Maracaibo. Venezuelans Protest Over Worthless Cash 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Customs and Border Protection agents discovered the shipment from Maracaibo, Venezuela in April that was addressed to a Miami resident. Customs agents disrupt covert arms shipment at Miami airport 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z In Maracaibo, a major city farther west, surgeons had been reduced to operating by cell-phone flashlight. Venezuela, A Failing State 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z The influx of saltwater through the strait makes Maracaibo an estuarine lake. Satellite eye on Earth: February 2017 – in pictures 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z In the western city of Maracaibo, several thousand protesters surrounded the main court building, demanding the right to recall the president. Thousands Protest in Venezuela as President Calls Emergency Meeting 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z “Before there was nothing; now there’s everything,” said Jesús Barrios, 36, as he shopped in Maracaibo, the state capital of Zulia. Venezuela Backs Away From Price Controls as Citizens Go Hungry 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The hurricane also was headed for a brush with the Colombia-Venezuela border area near the Maracaibo oil region on Friday. Edge of Hurricane Matthew whips at Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The story of the oil bonanza is inscribed on the land around Lake Maracaibo, and on the lake itself. Venezuela, A Failing State 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z They are going to the right place: the region around Lake Maracaibo in northern Venezuela, which normally surpasses 200 strikes per square kilometre each year1. Scientists probe lightning hotspot to predict future strikes 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z "It is a protest against a government that takes away my hopes and dreams," Leon said from Venezuela's second city Maracaibo where his murals adorn city walls. Venezuelan protests economic crisis through currency art 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “The authorities brought this food so we would quiet down, because hunger topples governments,” said shopper Fidel Suárez, an accountant in Maracaibo, where dozens of shops were looted in April. Venezuela Backs Away From Price Controls as Citizens Go Hungry 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Mathematics teacher Douglas Mena, 32, stopped giving morning classes in March because he made twice as much money fishing in Venezuela's vast Maracaibo Lake. Kids, teachers ditch school as crisis engulfs Venezuela 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z La Familia Leal runs the western shore, which includes the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second largest, with a population of two million. Venezuela, A Failing State 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Muñoz’s team developed its model using almost two decades of satellite lightning maps, plus data on winds, sea surface temperature and atmospheric pressure and moisture in the Lake Maracaibo Basin. Scientists probe lightning hotspot to predict future strikes 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Back in Maracaibo, hundreds of soldiers and policemen in riot gear stood guard by the long lines of cars at gasoline stations, which now pump irregularly because of outages. Venezuelan Opposition Effort to Recall Maduro Advances 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z In the sweltering city of Maracaibo, the country’s second-largest, raucous street protests lasted into the early morning hours. Venezuela Opposition Kicks Off Petition Drive to Oust President Maduro 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z In the far south of the image, clouds lie over Lake Maracaibo, not far from the inflow of Catatumbo river. Satellite Eye on Earth: February 2016 - in pictures 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z In the city of Maracaibo, it’s clear that there’s still plenty of money around. Venezuela, A Failing State 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Some of the largest clusters of Huntington’s disease in the world nestle in Maracaibo townships, especially Barranquitas and San Luis, where roughly one third of families have a history of the disease. Support communities involved in disease studies 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona underwent a gastric bypass in the western Venezuelan city of Maracaibo over the weekend and is recovering well, doctors said on Sunday. Maradona undergoes gastric bypass, recovering well: doctors 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The carrier flies from Fort Lauderdale and New York's JFK airport to Caracas and Maracaibo in Venezuela, as well as to Georgetown in neighboring Guyana, according to its website. Two passengers still in hospital in Florida as plane fire investigated 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z "It is clear that the case was manipulated, a complete farce," she told a rally in the city of Maracaibo. Venezuela prosecutor sacked after Lopez trial criticism - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Maracaibo is only two hours from the Colombian border. Venezuela, A Failing State 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z But he was detained shortly after landing in the city of Maracaibo. Venezuelan opposition politician Manuel Rosales arrested - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z "He is walking and in good spirits," said Carlos Felipe Chaux, one of the surgeons who treated him, told reporters at a Maracaibo hotel. Maradona undergoes gastric bypass, recovering well: doctors 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Rosales’s party, A New Moment, and others in the opposition coalition held a rally Thursday in the western city of Maracaibo to welcome the former governor. Venezuelan Opposition Leader Arrested Upon Returning to Country 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Odor is one of the emerging young stars in the game, a second baseman from Maracaibo, Venezuela, who plays with vast quantities of energy, confidence and talent. From Hitting to Sliding, the Rangers’ Rougned Odor Inspires 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z There are still nineteen billion barrels of proven reserves in the Maracaibo Basin, though. Venezuela, A Failing State 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Soldiers with riot shields, tear gas canisters and rifles patrol lines in Maracaibo, a major city in the northwest. Shortages push some Venezuelans to queue overnight for food 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z The shortages are compounded in places like Maracaibo, a western city near Colombia. Mother of all battles in scarcity-hit Venezuela: having a baby 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Robbers also target the vast Orinoco Belt, where Venezuela is pinning its hopes of sustaining a production increase to fight declines in mature fields like those around Maracaibo. Pirates and hold-ups: crime strikes Venezuela's oil industry 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z CARACAS, Venezuela — For a glimpse into Venezuela’s economic disarray, slip into a travel agency here and book a round-trip flight to Maracaibo, on the other side of the country, for just $16. Amid Venezuela’s Economic Chaos, a Political Crackdown 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z But Schlumberger recently closed four platforms on Lake Maracaibo, because its bills weren’t being paid. Venezuela, A Failing State 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Some of those waiting in line in Maracaibo readily identified themselves to Reuters as smugglers. Shortages push some Venezuelans to queue overnight for food 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z By 8 a.m., over 100 pregnant women line the corridors of a state-run maternity center in Maracaibo. Mother of all battles in scarcity-hit Venezuela: having a baby 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the "pirates" attack oil platforms between five and six times a month, estimated Francisco Luna, a machinist in Lake Maracaibo and a leader of Venezuela's oil workers' federation. Pirates and hold-ups: crime strikes Venezuela's oil industry 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Even that absurdly cheap flight to Maracaibo is more complicated than it appears since some airlines have trouble obtaining the dollars they need to import spare parts and maintain their planes. Amid Venezuela’s Economic Chaos, a Political Crackdown 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Cesar Leonardo Vivas drove in three runs for the winners from Maracaibo, Venezuela. Washington Eliminates South Dakota 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Effective July 2 it will fly only once per day from Miami to Caracas, with one extra flight on Saturdays; and two weekly flights from Miami to Maracaibo. Fed Up With Venezuela, American Airlines Slashes Flights 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Polar's suspension of its pasta plant in central Maracaibo city last month was symptomatic of both private businesses' disputes with President Nicolas Maduro's government over currency controls and Venezuela's shortages of staples. Venezuela's Polar finds temporary solution to currency hurdle 2014-05-10T17:47:09Z Caracas, its capital, and Maracaibo, the cradle of the oil industry — were being transformed, too. Lens Blog: Venezuela in Black-and-White 2014-03-07T10:00:29Z In a sign of spreading violence, officials and residents in the provincial cities of San Cristobal, Maracaibo and Maracay all reported looting. U.S. expels Venezuelan diplomats in tit-for-tat move over unrest 2014-02-26T00:37:35Z In a worrying sign of spreading violence, officials and residents in the provincial cities of San Cristobal, Maracaibo and Maracay all reported looting. U.S. expels Venezuelan diplomats in tit-for-tat move over unrest 2014-02-25T17:40:04Z At the same time, the opposition coalition won some of the country's largest cities, such as Caracas, Maracaibo, Merida, Valencia and Barquisimeto. Venezuela emerges from trying year 2013-12-29T00:05:58Z Still, the opposition won 75 mayoralties, which was a big increase on the 51 they held before and included wins in the largest cities, including the capital Caracas and second city Maracaibo. 'Parallel governments' stoke polarized politics in Venezuela 2013-12-23T16:31:09Z The opposition won mayoral races in the capital, Caracas, and the second city, Maracaibo. Venezuela governing party leads poll 2013-12-09T15:48:52Z As expected, the opposition performed well in urban centers, keeping the principal mayorship of the capital, Caracas, and that of Venezuela's second city, Maracaibo. Venezuela's socialists win majority in local polls 2013-12-09T14:03:15Z But what is less clear is whether it will be able to maintain control of Caracas and Maracaibo - Venezuela's two largest cities. Venezuela local polls test Maduro 2013-12-08T14:31:21Z The opposition looks likely to win key metropolitan areas including the capital Caracas and second city, Maracaibo, according to a confidential presentation by one pollster. Fire sale TVs and Chavez-style theatrics heat up Venezuela vote 2013-11-21T13:18:12Z In 2009, late socialist leader Hugo Chavez led the takeover of oil services companies including local companies with operations in the oil-rich Lake Maracaibo area. Venezuela seizing two workover rigs from U.S. company 2013-11-04T21:26:08Z Inmates were temporarily moved from Sabaneta, near the city of Maracaibo, after the violent fight between rival gangs two weeks ago. Venezuela jail search yields arsenal 2013-09-30T09:10:15Z It's been happening in Maracaibo, the country's second largest city. A tangled tale of hair theft 2013-08-31T02:23:46Z Attacks appear to be on the rise, especially in the country's second largest city Maracaibo, local media report. Venezuela gets tough on hair thieves 2013-08-15T04:12:35Z On Aug. 29, Ocean Atlas was detained in the Venezuelan port of Maracaibo. American Sailor Held In Venezuela Uses Facebook To Ask For Help, Prayers, Beer 2012-09-06T20:39:45Z Morgan’s next enterprise, in which he was joined by many other pirate commanders, was against the already unfortunate city of Maracaibo. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Le Basque, with only forty men, surprised Maracaibo by night. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The59 timid people had already fled into the woods; only the beggars, who feared no plunderers, and the sick, who were praying for death, remained in Maracaibo. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Maracaibo again pillaged 59 Morgan takes Porto Bello: his Cruelty ib. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Such a village was discovered by Hojeda at the entrance of the Gulf of Maracaibo, and called Little Venice, or Venezuela. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z Their alarm subsided when they found that the pirates only required a pilot to take them over the bar and banks at the entrance of the Lake of Maracaibo. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The next day, very early in the morning, the ships weighed anchor and directed their course, in close-winged phalanx, like a flock of locusts, towards the doomed city of Maracaibo, now only six leagues distant. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z On arriving there the wild fire had already broken out at Maracaibo a second time, and hither he came to extinguish89 it. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Maracaibo was now a second time pillaged by the French Buccaneers, under Michel le Basque. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z With eleven hundred men he cruised the coast from Caracas to Honduras, plundering Maracaibo and Trujillo on the way. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Morgan disguised the apprehension he must have felt, and sent a message, couched in his usual style of braggadocia, demanding a heavy ransom for not putting the city of Maracaibo to the flames. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He had not been long in port before he planned an expedition to Maracaibo, joining another adventurer in equipping a body of five hundred men. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Provisions now failing, he resolved to depart; the provisions of Gibraltar, except the fruits, coming entirely from Maracaibo, were delayed and intercepted. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z So after Maracaibo, he made way straight for Jamaica. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The finest grades of Mexican, Maracaibo, Bogota, and Jamaica coffees are highly esteemed. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Dated on board the royal ship named the Magdalen, lying at anchor at the entry of the lake of Maracaibo, the 24th April, 1669. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z His little brigantine, with a picked crew of twenty-six men—hunters by sea and land—cruised generally about the Cape de la Vela,158 waiting for merchant ships on their way from Maracaibo to Campeachy. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Threats of death revealed the rest, and he confessed that a ship and four boats, laden with Maracaibo wealth, lay in a river of the lake. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z It is possible we shall stop at Maracaibo. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z When oil was discovered in Venezuela about a century ago, Royal Dutch Shell built the refinery here for oil from fields of nearby Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. Cura?ao Faces Friction With Ch?vez Over U.S. Base 2010-07-12T01:28:00Z Then they asked him his name, and he readily answered, ‘My name is Don Sebastian Sanchez, and I am brother unto the Governor of Maracaibo.’ The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Round Cuba they150 watched for vessels going from New Spain to Maracaibo. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Making great haste, they arrived at Maracaibo the next day, having first divided among themselves the arms and ammunition of the fort. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z I overheard Captain Willis say that he intended to land somewhere near Maracaibo, where, I judge, our passengers are going. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z “That eye of brightness glows no more, That beaming glance in night is clouded;” On Maracaibo’s distant shore, “In death’s dark cell untimely shrouded.” Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Doing thus for some time without success, he determined to go to the port of Maracaibo. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Gibraltar always depending upon Maracaibo for its meat, and not well supplied with flour, was, in fact, like a miser dying for want of a loaf, while his storehouses were brimmed over with gold. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Setting sail with his hostages he arrived in three days at Maracaibo, afraid that, during his long absence, the Spaniards had fortified themselves, and he should have to fight his way through the passes. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The officer and his followers whom we took aboard at Curacao are to be left somewhere near Maracaibo. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z “That eye of brightness glows no more, That beaming glance in night is clouded;” On Maracaibo’s distant shore, “In death’s dark cell untimely shrouded.” Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Morgan again sent a message to the admiral, who had escaped to the castle, demanding a ransom, or he would fire Maracaibo. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He soon took a ship, bound to Maracaibo from New Spain, laden with merchandise and money designed to buy a cargo of cocoa-nuts. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Leaving a vessel to superintend this profitable fishery, Morgan hurried back to Maracaibo, and, fitting up his largest prize for himself, gave his own ship to a companion. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The latter continued along the coast, flying her signals, but did not offer to touch shore until Jack assured his companions that they must be near to Maracaibo. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Guiana dolphins are found in Lake Maracaibo, in the rivers of Guyana, and in the nearshore coastal waters of the northeastern portion of the Guianas. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification These successes emboldened the pirates, and we find their next exploit that of taking a town of no inconsiderable size, that of Maracaibo in Venezuela. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Maracaibo itself had a spacious and secure port, and was well adapted for building vessels, owing to the abundance of timber in the neighbourhood. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Morgan having in his custody about 100 of the chief families of Maracaibo, and all the accessible booty, embarked65 eight days after his landing, and proceeded to Gibraltar, hoping to rival Lolonnois in every virtue. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z "We are in some port near Maracaibo," he said. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Distribution in Lake Maracaibo and the rivers of Guiana and in the nearshore coastal waters of northeastern portion of South America. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification The pirates supposed that all the riches of the inhabitants of Maracaibo were transported to Gibraltar, or at least the greater part. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Lolonnois himself sailed in a large "flute" which he had brought from Maracaibo with 300 men; the other adventurers embarked in five smaller vessels. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Morgan was now master of Panama, as he had been of St. Catherine's, la Rancheria, Maracaibo, and Gibraltar, but his vigilance did not yet relax. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z It stopped off Maracaibo to land General Riera and his staff. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z We were discharging machinery and stores at Cristobal, when a young chap who'd been Junior Fourth in the old Maracaibo Line came aboard and had a chat. Captain Macedoine's Daughter And now they returned to Maracaibo, where an unpleasant surprise awaited them. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z A few survivors are said by one writer to have fled in confusion into Maracaibo, crying, "The pirates will presently be here with 2,000 men." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z This place was distant some twelve leagues from Maracaibo. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Accordingly he answered: "We are two castaways who fell overboard from a ship just out from Maracaibo." Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z As it happens, I knew that much about him a long while back, when I was in the Maracaibo Line, running with mails, passengers, and fruit between Colombian ports and New Orleans. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Next day, very early, they weighed anchor, and steered altogether towards Maracaibo, about six leagues distant from the fort; but the wind failing, they could advance little, being forced to wait for the tide. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z At this review Lolonnois first disclosed his whole plan, which was to visit Maracaibo, in the province of New Venezuela, and to pillage all the towns that border the lake. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z They landed early in the morning, and found no more difficulty than at Maracaibo. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z So, early in 1669, he sailed with fifteen vessels and 800 men in this direction, making the rich city of Maracaibo his object. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z The big Yucatan Steamship Company opened its big jaws one day and gulped down the Maracaibo outfit at one swallow. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Of these he put about three hundred on the great prize ship he took at Maracaibo, and the rest on five smaller vessels. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z At six or seven leagues' distance from the Bay of Maracaibo, or Gulf of Venezuela, are two small islands—the island of the Watch Tower and the island of the Pigeons. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z I remember thinking that very thing about it one day some years ago when I was coming up from Maracaibo. Doubloons—and the Girl From what Captain Hawkins said, I judge we are on or near the shore, where the narrow tongue of water connects Lake Maracaibo with the sea. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Old Pomeroy—he was the first decent skipper the Maracaibo Line ever had—swung round on his chief steward and retorted: 'Then what the devil are you wasting all our time for?' Captain Macedoine's Daughter Thus provided, he resolved to pillage both cities, towns, and villages, and finally to take Maracaibo itself. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z After fifteen days "taking stock" at Maracaibo, Lolonnois marched towards Gibraltar, intending afterwards to sack Merida, as at these places he expected to find the wealth transported from the City of the Lake. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Encouraged by his success, Lolonois forthwith set about organizing a force to make a descent upon the main, with a view of taking Maracaibo itself. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Something of its natural features may be understood from the fact that it holds within its domain some beautiful bodies of inland water, the largest of which, Lake Maracaibo, is somewhat larger than Lake Ontario. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z You see, I recognized that bag at once as one of the specie carriers of the Maracaibo Steamship Company, whose initials M. S. C. had been removed. Captain Macedoine's Daughter And some of you were at Santa Clara, at Chagres, and here in Venezuela at Maracaibo, where we sunk the ships and burned your men up like rats. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main With a fleet recruited with men in room of those killed by the fever or the Spaniards, and full of hope and spirits, Lolonnois sailed for Maracaibo. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The pirates next sailed into the Lake of Maracaibo, landed their forces, and proceeded at once to attack the castle that guarded the entrance to the harbor. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy What do you say to going with us on our campaign toward Maracaibo? Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z The next higher grade is made up of one-third each of the three coffees; while the best blend consists either of half-and-half Bogota and Maracaibo, or three-quarters Bogota and one-quarter Maracaibo. All About Coffee You did, sir, and 'twas a legal one, for when you won her—by what means I know not, in Maracaibo—you married her. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main He then produced his guides, one of whom had been a pilot over the bar at Maracaibo, and who vouched for the ease with which the attack could be made. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Having remained fifteen days in Maracaibo, and supposing that the people had carried their treasures with them to Gibraltar, Lolonois determined to sail to that town. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The mountain system which crosses Venezuela in this district is an offset from the eastern Cordillera, and runs down to the Caribbean Sea in irregular conformity with the eastern shore of the Lake of Maracaibo. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Another pleasing blend is composed of Bogota, washed Maracaibo, and Santos, equal parts. All About Coffee After you took her away from Maracaibo her old father, broken hearted at her defection, sought asylum in Panama with the remaining daughter, and there she met the Governor, Don Francisco de Guzman. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Le Basque knew all the avenues of Maracaibo, and had lately taken in a prize two Indians, who knew the port well and offered to act both as pilots and guides. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Not desiring to cause useless irritation, he continued his voyage as far as the port of Maracaibo, which still retains its Indian name. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 They are found on both sides of Lake Maracaibo—in the sierras Perija and Merida. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt The coffees of Venezuela are generally grouped under the heads of Caracas, Puerto Cabello, and Maracaibo, the names of the ports through which they are exported. All About Coffee There lived in Maracaibo a Spanish woman, Maria Zerega, who loved me. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main The savage Goahiros, between Rio de la Hacha and Maracaibo, are too “distrustful” to take anything in trade but commodities fit for the most immediate use. Principles Of Political Economy Next day, very early, they weighed anchor, and steered directly towards Maracaibo, about six leagues distant from the fort; but the wind failing that day, they could advance little, being forced to await the tide. Great Pirate Stories Then they asked him his name, and he readily answered, "My name is Don Sebastian Sanchez, and I am brother unto the governor of Maracaibo." The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main For the same reason, it is forced to depend on Maracaibo as its seaport, even though the Venezuelan government has a number of annoying laws controlling the commerce thus conducted. All About Coffee The lagoon of Maracaibo is becoming the centre of a rapidly growing commercial region. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Reminiscences of a Pioneer, The Buccaneers, Captain Morgan at Maracaibo, and Braddock’s Defeat are examples of this kind of literature. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Among them lies the Lake of Maracaibo, ninety-two miles in length, and eighty-two in width—the largest in South America. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Next day they arrived at the sea of Maracaibo, taking great care not to be seen from Vigilia, for which reason they anchored out of sight of it. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main At Encontrados the cargo is loaded on river steamboats more or less of the Mississippi river type, which take it to Maracaibo, Venezuela. All About Coffee From Maracaibo, the port on the lagoon of the same name, is shipped the Venezuelan coffee. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Maracaibo and Gibraltar next fell into the clutches of the pirate. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Thence sailing to the city of Maracaibo they found all the inhabitants had fled in terror. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Captain Morgan takes the city of Maracaibo on the coast of Neuva Venezuela—Piracies committed in those seas—Ruin of three Spanish ships, set forth to hinder the robberies of the pirates. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main The Venezuelan customs will not even allow the Maracaibo forwarding agent the same chops, as a general rule. All About Coffee The best Maracaibo is regarded as choice coffee, but its flavor is not liked by all coffee-drinkers. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Shortly after the return from Porto Bello, Morgan organised another expedition with which he sailed into the Gulf of Maracaibo. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. There on 4th November he seized, in the harbour of Santa Marta, two frigates laden with provisions for Maracaibo. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Those on land perceiving we were Spaniards, came willingly to us with a pilot, and told us the English had taken Maracaibo, and that they were now at the pillage of Gibraltar. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main Coffee is also carried to Maracaibo by small sailing vessels. All About Coffee Where and what are the following: Mocha, Java, Maracaibo, Yokohama, Amoy, Canton, Oaxaca, Hodeida, Rio Janeiro, Santos, Havana; how is each connected commercially with this chapter? Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges They then rummaged Maracaibo for brimstone, pitch, and tar, with which to make their fireship. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Starting out with three ships and about 1100 men, mostly picked up in St. Kitts and Barbadoes, he cruised along the Main from Caracas to Honduras and plundered the towns of Maracaibo and Truxillo. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Dated on board the royal ship named the Magdalen, lying at anchor at the entry of the lake of Maracaibo, this 24th of April, 1669. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main Though Cucuta coffee is grown in the Colombian district of that name, it is largely shipped through Maracaibo; and hence is classed among the Maracaibo types. All About Coffee Now the eight ships with their demon crews sailed away over the lake toward Maracaibo. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts He told the Maracaibo citizens that they would not be sent ashore until the danger of the passage was removed. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. To this fleet belonged the three ships which tried to bottle up Morgan in Lake Maracaibo. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Next day, very early, they weighed anchor, and steered altogether towards Maracaibo, about six leagues distant from the fort; but the wind failing that day, they could advance little, being forced to expect the tide. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main They rank as the best by far of the Maracaibo type. All About Coffee Maracaibo was a prosperous place of three or four thousand inhabitants; they were rich people living in fine houses, and many of them had plantations which extended out into the country. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts The Gulf of Maracaibo—Morgan's escape from the Spaniards It was a melancholy home-coming. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. With these small numbers he changed his resolution to attempt Cartagena, and set sail for Maracaibo, a town situated on the great lagoon of that name in Venezuela. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Of these he put three hundred aboard the ship he took at Maracaibo, and the rest in five other vessels of lesser burthen; so that they were in all six ships. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main In some growths and grades, he will frequently smell of them as they cool off, because the character changes as the heat leaves them, as in the case of many Maracaibo grades. All About Coffee So away sailed this horde of ravenous scoundrels for the lake of Maracaibo, at the outer end of which lay the town of Maracaibo, and at the other extremity the town of Gibraltar. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts In order to gain a little time Morgan sent a Spaniard to the admiral of the men-of-war, demanding a ransom "for not putting Maracaibo to the flame." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Morgan had passed through the Gulf of Venezuela, captured the town of Maracaibo and made his way through the narrow passage into the lake of the same name, where he captured and despoiled Gibraltar. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 But at last the matter was compromised, and the town was redeemed for twenty thousand pieces of eight and five hundred head of cattle, and tortured Maracaibo was quit of them. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates; fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish main For his medium grade he blends Santos and Maracaibo, half-and-half. All About Coffee News had been sent the Spanish forces; of the capture and sacking of Maracaibo, and three large men-of-war now lay in the channel below the town which led from the lake into the sea. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts As it grew dark they returned to Maracaibo, leaving one of their ships to watch the fortress and to recover treasure from the sunken flagship. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Morgan sent him two messengers bearing the following propositions: First, that he would quit Maracaibo without doing any damage to the town, or taking any ransoms. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 The royalists escaped to Maracaibo and, on the 14th of June, Bolívar was in Trujillo, reorganizing the province. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator There is a large lake of these substances about twelve kilometers east of St. Timoteo, and from it some asphalt is taken to Maracaibo. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 When everything had been made ready, L'Olonnois set sail for Maracaibo with a fleet of eight ships. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts Note.—On his return from Maracaibo, Morgan gave out that he had met with further information of an intended Spanish attack on Jamaica. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Captain Morgan had been so long absent from Maracaibo that he knew that the Spaniards had had sufficient time to fortify themselves strongly, and so hinder his departure from the lake. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 The communication with Nueva Granada had been cut by the Spanish troops sent from Maracaibo. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator The ridge which divides the waters between the gulf of Maracaibo and the Rio Magdalena is in the plain on the east of the Laguna Zapatoza. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 When the citizens of Maracaibo heard from the escaping garrison that the fort had been taken, they were filled with horror and dismay, for they had no further means of defence. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts On the way he sacked Maracaibo, a town which had been sacked on two previous occasions—the last time by L'Ollonais only a couple of years before. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Four persons who had been agreed upon were delivered to him as hostages for the sums demanded, and at last Morgan weighed anchor and set sail with great haste, directing his course toward Maracaibo. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Upon his arrival at Maracaibo, he published a proclamation, resolved to make every effort at persuasion before resorting to the sword. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator The dusky face of the old river pilot, whom they had fortunately run across in Maracaibo, became wreathed in a smile. The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics For three weeks Morgan and his men held a devil's carnival in Maracaibo. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts They raided Nueva Segovia, took a number of Spanish ships, and sacked Maracaibo and western Gibraltar. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Ever since he had left Maracaibo upon the Main, with his full lading of sugar and red pepper, he had winced at every topsail which glimmered over the violet edge of the tropical sea. The Green Flag Most of the provinces followed the example given by Caracas, but some of them did not take that action, and among these were Coro and Maracaibo, which exercised powerful influence against the movement for liberty. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator Receiving their communication from Maracaibo, he had been on the watch. The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics Their fatal effects extended as far as the provinces of Venezuela, Varinas, and Maracaibo, along the coast; and especially to the inland mountains. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 In these they sailed towards Maracaibo, where they found "a poor distressed old man, who was sick." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. It was he of the woman's mantle, whom I had run through the shoulder on the island off Cape Charles, and he had been Kirby's pilot from Maracaibo to Fort Caroline. To Have and to Hold The emissaries who went to Maracaibo were even sent to Porto Rico to be tried there as rebels and were sentenced to prison in that colony. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator The aeroplane had been shipped to New York, to be put upon a steamer sailing for Maracaibo, in Venezuela, and which they expected to take also. The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics Far up the inlet is Maracaibo, a town of three thousand people, fortified and surrounded by woods. Essays in Little There was a good-sized royalist army to his right, while to his left were the old hostile cities of Maracaibo and Coro. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator He immediately concentrated his forces, organized an expedition against Maracaibo, called the cavalry, ordered invasion of the province of Caracas, obtained incorporation of Páez and his plainsmen, and advanced towards the enemy. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator Even with regard to the governors of Coro and Maracaibo, Caracas tried persuasion rather than force. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator Well," pursued Frank, with a cautious glance around, "I was thinking that some of the people in Maracaibo took altogether too much interest in our little monoplane. The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics Maracaibo they ransomed afresh, obtained a pilot, passed the forts with ease, and returned after sacking a small province. Essays in Little His great achievements were in the Gulf of Venezuela or Bay of Maracaibo. Essays in Little Morgan’s next performance was a new sack of Maracaibo, now much stronger than L’Olonnois had found it. Essays in Little |
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