Achaguas
Achaguas is a small town in Apure State in Venezuela, in the Achaguas Municipality. The town was founded in 1774 and hosts the Nazareno de Achaguas, a wooden statue of Jesus held to be miraculous, since 1835, when it was donated by José Antonio Páez.Achaguas
- Type: City with 65,100 residents
- Description: city
- Category: locality
- Location: Achaguas Municipality, Apure, Los Llanos, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
7.78627° or 7° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
-68.22275° or 68° 13′ 22″ west
Population
65,100
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
67VHQQPG+GV
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