El Amparo
El Amparo is a town located in Páez Municipality, Apure of Venezuela. It is located on the border with Colombia, on the banks of the Arauca River. The Massacre of El Amparo took place near the town.
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Venezuela
- Also known as: “Amparo”, “El Amparo (Apure)”, and “El Amparo, Apure”
Places of Interest
Highlights: José Antonio Páez International Bridge.
El Amparo
- Categories: border city, city, administrative territorial entity, and locality
- Location: Páez Municipality, Apure, Los Llanos, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
7.10143° or 7° 6′ 5″ north
Longitude
-70.7566° or 70° 45′ 24″ west
Elevation
129 metres (423 feet)
Open location code
67VF462V+H9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“El Amparo” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “El Amparo”
- Catalan: “El Amparo”
- French: “El Amparo”
- German: “El Amparo de Apure”
- Polish: “El Amparo”
- Serbo-Croatian: “El Amparo”
- Spanish: “El Amparo de Apure”
- Spanish: “El Amparo”
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Highlights: Iglesia and Plaza Bolívar.
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