Macagua Dam
Macagua Dam is a dam in Caroní Municipality, Bolívar. Macagua Dam is situated nearby to the waterfall Llovizna Falls.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llovizna Falls and Polideportivo Cachamay.
Llovizna Falls
Waterfall
Llovizna Falls is a waterfall on the Caroní River, close to its confluence with the Orinoco, located in the Llovizna Park, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. The nearby Macagua Dam has reduced the flow over the waterfall in recent years, but the cascade continues to be spectacular and returns to its former glory several times a year when the floodgates of the dam are opened. Llovizna Falls is situated 760 metres northwest of Macagua Dam.
Polideportivo Cachamay
Stadium
Photo: Shaolingv4, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Estadio Cachamay is part of the Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay. It is a multipurpose stadium located on Avenida Guayana in Puerto Ordaz Bolivar State, Venezuela. Polideportivo Cachamay is situated 2½ km west of Macagua Dam.
Macagua Dam
Dam
Photo: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Macagua Dam, officially known as Antonio José de Sucre, is an embankment dam with concrete gravity sections on the Caroní River in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar State, Venezuela. Macagua Dam is situated 1 km southwest of Macagua Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Guayana.
Ciudad Guayana
Photo: Hdezeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Guayana is a city in the state of Bolívar in Venezuela. It is constituted by Puerto Ordaz and San Félix, two originally independent tows that have sprawled and merged into one single city.
Macagua Dam
- Type: Dam
- Location: Caroní Municipality, Bolívar, Guayana, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
8.30424° or 8° 18′ 15″ northLongitude
-62.67366° or 62° 40′ 25″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
67WV883G+MGGeoNames ID
13589746
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In Other Languages
“Macagua Dam” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Macagua”
- Spanish: “Represa 23 de Enero”
- Spanish: “Represa de Las Macaguas”
- Spanish: “Represa Macagua”
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