Maracaibo

Maracaibo is known as “La ciudad del sol Amada”, the second most important city of Venezuela and is located in the state of Zulia. Maracaibo is located at the coast of the Maracaibo Lake, the biggest lake in Latin America. In spite of being one of the hottest cities in Venezuela, it is a very nice city and a cozy place to visit.

Maracaibo plays a very important role in the Venezuelan economy, because here is where they extract, refine and export a high percentage of the oil that the country produces. The people of Maracaibo are very friendly. The city is really beautiful and has lots of interesting mixture in the culture, cuisine and traditions. The city is full of contrast; it has many traditions and a gastronomy that comes from centuries ago combined with the economic, cultural and technological activity that belongs to the present day.

Maracaibo has very interesting tourist attractions such as; architectural buildings and great natural sightings. Maracaibo also offers you a wide variety of shopping centers; such as the Galerías Mall, Lago Mall and Doral Center Mall.