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[[File:Machiquesdeperija-zulia.PNG|thumb|right|Machiques shown within the state of [[Zulia]]]]
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'''Machiques''' is a city in [[Zulia State]], [[Venezuela]], located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with [[Colombia]], and the area's main economic activity is [[ranching|cattle raising]]. On 16 August 2005 [[West Caribbean Airways Flight 708]], en route from [[Panama City]] to [[Fort-de-France]], [[stall (flight)|stalled]] and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hradecky|first=Simon|title=Report:West Caribbean MD82 at Machiquez on Aug 16th 2005, Did Not Recover from High Altitude Stall|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4308e7d6&opt=0|accessdate=3 April 2012|newspaper=The Aviation Herald|date=5 September 2010}}</ref>
'''Machiques''' is a city in [[Zulia State]], [[Venezuela]], located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with [[Colombia]], and the area's main economic activity is [[ranching|cattle raising]]. On 16 August 2005 [[West Caribbean Airways Flight 708]], en route from [[Panama City]] to [[Fort-de-France]], [[stall (flight)|stalled]] and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hradecky|first=Simon|title=Report:West Caribbean MD82 at Machiquez on Aug 16th 2005, Did Not Recover from High Altitude Stall|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4308e7d6&opt=0|accessdate=3 April 2012|newspaper=The Aviation Herald|date=5 September 2010}}</ref>
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 26 May 2021

Machiques
Municipality
Flag of Machiques
Official seal of Machiques
Machiques shown within the state of Zulia
Machiques shown within the state of Zulia
Machiques is located in Venezuela
Machiques
Machiques
Coordinates: 10°04′N 72°34′W / 10.067°N 72.567°W / 10.067; -72.567
CountryVenezuelaVenezuela
StateZulia
MunicipalityMachiques de Perijá
Founded8 November 1841
Population
 (2010)
 • Urban
63,000 (2,011)[1]
 • Metro
122,734 (2,011)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ClimateAw

Machiques is a city in Zulia State, Venezuela, located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with Colombia, and the area's main economic activity is cattle raising. On 16 August 2005 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, en route from Panama City to Fort-de-France, stalled and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.[2]

Transport

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It is proposed that the city receive a railway station on the new national railway network.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Machiques. Geonames.org. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ Hradecky, Simon (5 September 2010). "Report:West Caribbean MD82 at Machiquez on Aug 16th 2005, Did Not Recover from High Altitude Stall". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2012.