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Coordinates: 3°10′26″N 65°32′48″W / 3.17389°N 65.54667°W / 3.17389; -65.54667
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[[Image:Laesmeraldamercalandflag.jpg|thumb|La Esmeralda Mercal|150px|right|La Esmeralda Mercal]]
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'''La Esmeralda''' is a small settlement in [[Venezuela]]'s [[Amazonas State (Venezuela)|Amazonas State]]. The name means "the emerald". It is located on the shore of the [[Orinoco]] river.
'''La Esmeralda''' is a small settlement in and the capital of [[Alto Orinoco Municipality]] in [[Venezuela]]’s [[Amazonas State (Venezuela)|Amazonas State]]. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the [[Orinoco]] river.


The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield, and a military outpost.
The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield, and a military outpost.

La Esmeralda is located at 3°10'22.73"N lat, 65°32'32.39"W long


La Esmeralda is located at {{coord|3|10|26|N|65|32|48|W|region:VE-X_type:city_scale:30000|display=inline,title}}.


[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Venezuela]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Venezuela]]



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Revision as of 16:40, 14 July 2008

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La Esmeralda Mercal

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.

The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield, and a military outpost.

La Esmeralda is located at 3°10′26″N 65°32′48″W / 3.17389°N 65.54667°W / 3.17389; -65.54667.