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Maracay (märäkī`), city (1990 pop. 354,196), capital of Aragua state, N Venezuela, at the eastern end of Lake Valencia. It is a commercial, agricultural, and industrial city. Its products include sugar, rubber, paper, and cloth. Maracay was modernized in the early 20th cent. by the dictator Juan Vicente Gómez Gómez, Juan Vicente (hwän vēsān`tā gō`mĕs), 1857–1935, caudillo of Venezuela (1908–35). ..... Click the link for more information. , who built an opera house, a bull ring, gardens, and a triumphal arch. Maracay a city in N central Venezuela: developed greatly as the headquarters of Juan Vicente G?mez (1857--1935) during his dictatorship; textile industries. Pop.: 1 138 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was unclear whether he would ever pitch again after he experienced the frightening injury while playing in front of his family and friends for his hometown team in Maracay, about 100 miles southwest of Caracas, the nation's capital. Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela; ([dagger]) Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Maracay, Venezuela; ([double dagger]) Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Caracas, Venezuela; (#) Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales, Venezuela; ([paragraph]) Ministerio de Agricultura y Tierras, Barinas, Venezuela; and ([section]) University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA She sends them instead to her mother's home in Maracay, Venezuela, through the Web site of the Venezuelan grocery store El Plazas, ElPlazas. |
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