Macuro
in Municipio Valdez of Sucre, Venezuela

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
10.659 and -61.946 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 10° 39' 33" and W -61° 56' 45"
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: 04:45 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: America/Caracas
UTC/GMT offset: -4.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:50 am and 6:19 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-9.675 and 119.029 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waibuku
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Delve into Macuro

Macuro in Municipio Valdez (Sucre) is located in Venezuela about 335 mi (or 540 km) east of Caracas, the country's capital town.

Current time in Macuro is now 04:45 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Caracas with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Macuro. The closest airport in Venezuela is Guiria Airport in a distance of 26 mi (or 41 km), West. 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: Gueiria, Petit Valley, Port of Spain, Laventille and Couva. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F

Morning Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 66%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 38% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

27°C (81 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

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Macuro. Península de Paria. Edo Sucre. Venezuela

Published: December 03, 2009
Length: 09:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: José Luis Polo

Macuro es conocido por ser el primer lugar de tierra firme en America del Sur avistado por Colón el 3 de Agosto de 1498. Hoy en día el lugar está tan virgen como entonces. Hicieron una carreteri...


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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.

Macuro

Macuro, a town in Venezuela, located a few miles from Bocas del Dragón, is a small fishing town overlooking a peaceful bay on the south-west side of the Paria peninsula, in Sucre state, Venezuela. Macuro has the historical distinction of being the only part of the American continent visited by Christopher Columbus. Columbus and his men spent a few days interacting with the natives. This took place in August 1498 during Columbus' third expedition to the Americas.

Located at 10.65, -61.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated coastal places in Venezuela, Populated places in Sucre (state), Populated places established in 1738

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Macuro.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Colon, Puerto Colón, Christobal Colon, Puerto Cristabal Colon, Cristóbal Colón, Puerto Cristobal Colon, Macuro, San Carlos Borromeo de Macuro