Santa Cruz de los Taques
in Municipio Los Taques of Falcón, Venezuela

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
11.823 and -70.256 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 11° 49' 24" and W -70° 15' 22"
Currency and Currency Code:
Bolivar - VEF
Spoken languages:
Spanish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:12 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: America/Caracas
UTC/GMT offset: -4.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:22 am and 6:54 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-8.190 and 110.714 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Wediombo
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Venezuela in South America

Safety Score: 4,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Venezuela.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Venezuela. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Delve into Santa Cruz de los Taques

Santa Cruz de los Taques in Municipio Los Taques (Falcón) is located in Venezuela about 247 mi (or 397 km) west of Caracas, the country's capital town.

Current time in Santa Cruz de los Taques is now 11:12 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Caracas with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Santa Cruz de los Taques. The closest airport in Venezuela is Josefa Camejo International Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Punto Fijo, Urumaco, Coro, Oranjestad and Canape Capatarida. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 85 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

29°C (85 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

29°C (84 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Scattered clouds, strong breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

29°C (85 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Primeras Imagenes Video Explosion en Refineria Amuay

Published: August 29, 2012
Length: 49:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RUBRA

Jóvenes presuntamente desde Una Fiesta, Logran captar Primeros momentos posteriores a la explosión Ocurrida en la Refinería de Amuay- Punto Fijo Estado Falcón - Venezuela. Aparentemente...


explosión

Published: August 26, 2012
Length: 42:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: JOC MOLINA

Explosion refineria Amuay venezuela, 25/08/12. lo que quedo despues de la explosion.


Loco Hugo de Guanadito.

Published: December 12, 2014
Length: 41:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Henry Gutiérrez


Micro Documental Amuay (Región de los Vientos y las aguas encontradas)

Published: June 07, 2012
Length: 38:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CHABproducciones

Amuay es un pequeño pueblo de pescadores ubicado en el Municipio Los Taques, de la Península de Paraguaná, en el Estado Falcón, Venezuela. Ubicada en una bahía natural, cuenta además...


Sader ofrece balance sobre heridos tras explosión en Amuay

Published: August 25, 2012
Length: 52:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MultimedioVTV

La ministra de Salud, Eugenia Sader, realizó un balance sobre las personas fallecidas y heridas tras la explosión en la refinería de Amuay del Estado Falcón. Sader dijo que el Hospital...


Explosión en refinería Amuay, Estado Falcón, Venezuela

Published: August 25, 2012
Length: 15:19 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: sucreranda Hugo Chávez Venezuela

250812 Explosiones como la de hoy en Falcon no ocurren por casualidad Por: Oscar Heck | Sábado, 25/08/2012 08:57 AM Muchos de nosotros lo hemos reiterado sin cesar - ¡OJO!. ¿Será casualidad.


Autoridades se mantienen en refinería Amuay

Published: August 25, 2012
Length: 54:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MultimedioVTV

El vicepresidente Elías Jaua y el ministro de Energía y Petróleo, Rafael Ramírez, se mantienen en la refinería de Amuay donde se registró una explosión debido a una fuga de gas, provocando...


Hospital Dr. Rafael Calles atiende a heridos de Amuay

Published: August 25, 2012
Length: 45:10 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: MultimedioVTV

Al Hospital Dr. Rafael Calles Sierra ha llegado la mayor parte de las personas heridas durante la explosión registrada esta madrugada en la refinería de Amuay. En este centro de salud se...


Cifra de muertos en Amuay aumentó a 39

Published: August 26, 2012
Length: 19:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MultimedioVTV

Se mantiene el plan de seguridad en las zonas aledañas a la refinería de Amuay, donde en la madrugada del sábado explotó un tanque de gas que dejó al menos 39 muertos. La Guardia Nacional...


Chávez decreta 3 días de duelo nacional por tragedia Amuay

Published: August 25, 2012
Length: 10:58 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: MultimedioVTV

El presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, se comunicó vía telefónica con las autoridades presentes en la refinereia de Amuay, en Falcón, donde esta madrugada se registró una explosión...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Amuay

Amuay is a fishing town located in the Paraguana Peninsula, in Falcón state, Venezuela. It is a natural bay, also has a fishing port and the bigger part of the Paraguana Refinery Complex (the largest oil refinery in the world - 940.000 barrels per day) is located there. This natural bay was extended to supply oil tankers. Despite the presence of the Oil Refinery, beaches near the bay are healthy and the water is crystalline. The nearest cities to Amuay are Judibana and Punto Fijo.

Located at 11.7833, -70.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Falcón, Ports and harbours of Venezuela