Founded 1758 Time zone VST Local time Thursday 10:55 PM | Elevation 225 m (738 ft) Climate Af | |
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La Esmeralda is a small settlement in and the capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River.
Map of La Esmeralda, Amazonas, Venezuela
The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield and a military outpost.
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La Esmeralda, Venezuela Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA