San Carlos
San Carlos is a town in Almirante Padilla Municipality, Zulia. San Carlos is situated nearby to the village San Bernardo, as well as near the town Zapara.Places of Interest
Highlights include San Carlos de la Barra Fortress.
San Carlos de la Barra Fortress
Castle
San Carlos de la Barra Fortress is a 17th-century star fort protecting Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The San Carlos de la Barra fort is one of a number of coastal fortifications which the Spanish built in Venezuela in colonial times.
San Carlos
- Type: Town
- Also known as: “Fort San Carlos”
- Category: locality
- Location: Almirante Padilla Municipality, Zulia, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
10.98872° or 10° 59′ 19″ north
Longitude
-71.61306° or 71° 36′ 47″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
772CX9QP+FQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
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