San Antonio del Táchira in Táchira
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San Antonio del Táchira

San Antonio del Táchira is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. The busy highway linking the cities of Cúcuta, Colombia, and San Cristóbal, Venezuela, passes through San Antonio del Táchira, making it an important gateway between the two nations. This city is the shire town of the Municipio Bolívar de Táchira and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,171.

Located at 7.81667, -72.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places in Táchira, Populated places established in 1724

House of Santander

The House of Santander is the place where the hero of the Colombian independence Francisco de Paula Santander lived his first 13 years. It's in the locality of Villa del Rosario, in the 6th km of the International Highway to Venezuela. Now it is a museum that contains many possessions of Santander, including his uniform and swords.

Located at 7.83361, -72.4572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cúcuta, Francisco de Paula Santander, Independence of Colombia

Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander

Villa del Rosario is a Colombian municipality and town located in the eastern part of the North Santander department. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The municipality limits to the north with Venezuela and the municipality of Cúcuta, to the south with the municipalities of Ragonvalia and Chinácota, to the east with Venezuela and to the west with the municipality of Los Patios.

Located at 7.83389, -72.4742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in the Norte de Santander Department, Cúcuta, Municipalities of Norte de Santander, Francisco de Paula Santander, Independence of Colombia, Colombia–Venezuela border crossings

Historic church of Cúcuta

The Historic church of Cúcuta is in the locality of Villa del Rosario where Simón Bolívar, Francisco de Paula Santander and other important persons of the independence of Colombia and Venezuela reunited to sign the Constitution of Cúcuta on August 30 of 1821, which main target was the creation of one republic unifying New Granada (Colombia and Panama) and Venezuela. Later, Ecuador was integrated to the unification. Inside of it there is a statue of Simón Bolivar.

Located at 7.82889, -72.4628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cúcuta, Norte de Santander Department, Francisco de Paula Santander, Independence of Colombia

Bolívar, Táchira

Bolívar is one of the 29 municipalities that makes up the western Venezuelan state of Táchira and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,149. The town of San Antonio del Táchira is the shiretown of the Bolívar Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

Located at 7.81667, -72.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Municipalities of Táchira

Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport

Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport, is an airport in San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela. It was renamed in honour of the Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez in June 1993, in a ceremony presided over by interim President Ramón José Velásquez.

Located at 7.84083, -72.4397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Airports in Venezuela, Táchira