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  Venezuela Productiva   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Aragua has 6.2% of the total population of the country, and is one of the states with the highest demographic density in the country.
Aragua has a peculiar climate, ranging from the heat of the tropical coastline to the cool temperatures of the mountains.
Aragua is known as the crossroads of Venezuela and is the point of entry to the Venezuelan plains.
www.venezuelaproductiva.gov.ve /ingles/mecanismos_aragua.html   (1855 words)

  
 Aragua State (Venezuela)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The second quarter we have the Samán of Güere, a tree of historical significance, as an emblem of the endless fertility of the araguenian soil.
The red symbolizes the Strength, the Value, the Fidelity, the Happiness and the Honor that purify the Araguenian identity and remembers equally, the heroes which arose in Aragua and that spilled their blood on its floor and on the rest of the national territory, in favor of the Independence of Venezuela.
Aragua is one of the north central and coaster states of Venezuela and its Capital is the city of Maracay.
flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/ve-d.html   (948 words)

  
 ARAGUA, Sandstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Garner cited a thickness of approximately 1000 feet for the sandstone and considered it to be Eocene in age.
There the cherty beds and thin sandstones of the upper Guaynta group grade upward transitionally on the flanks of Cerro Aragua through a section of alternating medium-bedded and thin-bedded sandstones and sandy shales to the thick series of massive fine to coarse-grained sandstones which form the upper part of the hill.
1194) suggest that the Aragua sandstone, as defined by Garner, is probably synonymous with the San Juan sandstone, as defined by Hedberg, and that the San Juan sandstone of Hedberg represents a large part of the "Aragua formation", as defined by Liddle, and not of the "Aragua sandstone" as stated by Hedberg.
www.pdvsa.com /lexico/1edic/a38ii.htm   (480 words)

  
 Paperloop.com - leading the pulp, paper, packaging and printing industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Papelera Aragua was jointly purchased in 1985 by SCV (45%), Venepal (45%) and Grupo Sosa (10%).
Aragua still sells the vast bulk of its corrugated case output at Cagua to third party customers, but these are strictly short run speciality orders so as not to compete with its owners.
Papelera Aragua predicts sales will be up 16% to $22 million this year which represents a remarkable turnaround from a rundown, outdated packaging producer to a viable, profitable niche tissue manufacturer.
www.paperloop.com /db_area/archive/ppi_mag/1996/9603/venezuel.htm   (878 words)

  
 Tigres de Aragua storm to win Venezuelan winter baseball league   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Tigres de Aragua have won the Venezuelan winter league and will travel to the Dominican Republic to represent Venezuela in the Caribbean series starting on Saturday, January 31 with the inauguration.
Aragua pitcher, Andrew Lorraine played a major role in containing Caribe's batting power, even though he had a dodgy start walking the first two Caribes batters.
Miguel Cabrera was man of the match for Aragua, scoring 2 vital homers in the 4th and 6th, his first in the final series.
www.vheadline.com /printer_news.asp?id=14733   (262 words)

  
 Worldandnation: Venezuela police deal out death, citizens say
What happened to Diaz, say human rights activists, is typical of the kind of "death squad" tactics used by police in Aragua state, one of Venezuela's most lawless provinces, about 50 miles southwest of the capital, Caracas.
Families of victims and their lawyers say local prosecutors and judges are afraid to pursue the cases.
Aragua plans to introduce 1,500 new police officers by next spring, almost doubling its current force strength of 3,800.
www.sptimes.com /2003/12/05/news_pf/Worldandnation/Venezuela_police_deal.shtml   (1658 words)

  
 Aragua State -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of (A republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil) Venezuela.
It has plains and (A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival) jungles and beautiful (Region including the Caribbean islands) Caribbean beaches.
The capital is (A city in north central Venezuela; cattle center) Maracay.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/aragua_state.htm   (157 words)

  
 Sucre (Aragua, Venezuela)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The flag of the city of Sucre, in Aragua Department, Venezuela.
BLUE: It represents the water wealth of the municipality, principally Taiguaiguai's lagoon, the river Aragua and Tamborón's gully.
EDGE: The edge that frames the emblem (or coat of arms) is of brown color (chestnut-colored), in representation of the wealth of the soils of the municipality.
flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/ve-d-suc.html   (369 words)

  
 Baseball Caribbean World Series 2004 (Grand Slam - Stats & News)
Aragua got scoring chances in the fifth and sixth inning.
Aragua scored the first run in the first inning on a sac-fly, then Culiacán scored three runs in the second inning.
Aragua answered with a 3-run rally in the home second.
home.wanadoo.nl /stoov/cws04.htm   (3177 words)

  
 ARAGUA - Online Information article about ARAGUA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
ARAGUA, one of the smaller states of See also:
Venezuela under the redivisionof 1904, lying principally within the parallel ranges of the Venezuelan See also:
7800), is situated in the fertile Aragua valley, 1558 ft. above See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /APO_ARN/ARAGUA.html   (247 words)

  
 On Deck Baseball Prospects: January 25, 2004 - January 31, 2004 Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cabrera blasted a 2-run homer in the 4th inning and a 2-run homer in the 6th inning to help power Aragua to the Caribbean World Series with a 4-1 victory over Oriente in the VWL Finals.
Aragua is led by the aforementioned Miguel Cabrera and Expos RF Juan Rivera.
Aragua evened the series at 2 games apiece on Monday with a 7-4 victory over Oriente.
www.ondeckbaseball.com /archives/week_2004_01_25.html   (3535 words)

  
 Virtual Andean Tourist Routes - Cultural Expressions - “Dancing devils”, Aragua State   - Venezuela / ...
The Aragua state is located in the central-northern region of Venezuela, and is bounded by the Caribbean sea in the north, Guárico state in the south, Vargas, Miranda and Guárico states in the east, and Carabobo and Guárico states in the west.
The outfit consists of red shirt and pants in Yare, while in Aragua state it is a patterned outfit with vivid colors and includes a cape.
In Aragua it is common to use the bark of the gourd tree to make the masks, which are painted and rimmed with cloth to protect the face.
www.comunidadandina.org /ingles/tourism/expressions/i_diablada.htm   (583 words)

  
 Aragua State (Venezuela)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A Coffee branch and a Sugar Cane branch circle the CoA, which sports a yellow band on its bottom, where "February 1814" and "March 1814" can be read, remembering the glorious battles of La Victoria (12 Febuary 1814) and San Mateo (20 March 1814).
Benth, emblem tree of the state, admired by Humboldt and Bonpland, whom in 1800 calculated that it was about 1.000 years old; Guere is a site near Maracay, the state capital), like symbol of the inexhaustible fertility of the "Aragüeña" land.
Historical Synthesis: Aragua is one of the north central and coaster states of Venezuela and its Capital is the city of Maracay.
www.flagspot.com /flags/ve-d.html   (953 words)

  
 Estado Aragua
El estado Aragua, es relativamente fácil de describirlo, en cuanto a su relieve se refiere; efectivamente, de norte a sur podemos clasificarlo en tres regiones, cada una de ellas muy característica..
El estado Aragua, desde el punto de vista económico, es uno de los principales de Venezuela, en efecto, su industria manufacturera es importante y produce lácteos, químicos, cables eléctricos, metalmecánicos, textiles, papel, cemento, bebidas alcohólicas, aceites vegetales y también se ensamblan automotores.
También aconsejamos a nuestros lectores, en el caso que quieran ir a conocer las playas de Aragua desde Caracas, que lo hagan pasando primero por la Colonia Tovar, para luego irse a la costa por una de las más bellas carreteras del país, la de la Colonia a La Victoria.
www.venezuelatuya.com /estados/aragua.htm   (725 words)

  
 Amnesty International, Wexford Group
They have been subjected to escalating death threats and harassment in recent months, allegedly by agents of the Aragua State Police and Amnesty International is seriously concerned for their safety.
Many Venezuelan states, including Aragua, Bolívar, Anzóatequi, Portuguesa and Falcón, have a history of extra-judicial executions carried out by the police and a failure to protect witnesses and family members of the victims.
In December 2002, Cesar Emilio Machado was reportedly assaulted and threatened by the Municipal Police in Girardot, city of Maracay, Aragua State in order to prevent him from testifying in a trial against the Municipal Police (see UA 32/03, 29 January 2003, AMR 53/004/2003).
www.amnestywexford.org /ua/ua130-03.htm   (577 words)

  
 Daily News - eluniversal.com
On Thursday, February 17, the few people who live in Guanayén, who are well acquainted one another, were surprised by the arrival of a commission from Maracay, the capital city of central Aragua state.
The commission included the head of the Inspectorate of Aragua state police María del Valle Roversi; prosecutor 20 of Fundamental Rights Rosa Biblia Giovanni, and Sara Mier y Terán, a representative of the civil association Vida, Paz y Libertad (Life, Peace and Freedom), that provides advice to victims' relatives.
Rigoberto and his three uncles -Benito, Narciso and Luis Alberto- are just four out of 1,150 people shot dead by the Aragua police in alleged confrontations, because of abuse of authority or excessive use of force since 1998.
www.eluniversal.com /2005/02/21/en_pol_art_21A534545.shtml   (574 words)

  
 ORQUESTA SINFONICA DEL ESTADO ARAGUA
La Orquesta Sinfónica de Aragua tiene el derecho de suspender parcial o definitivamente la beca o rescindir el contrato del integrante que falte a las actividades programadas.
Durante 23 años de experiencia en la formación de niños y jóvenes la Orquesta juvenil de Aragua ha producido varias generaciones de personalidades musicales que actualmente se desempeñan en diferentes orquestas venezolanas y en el exterior, incluyendo naturalmente a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Aragua.
Los destacados artistas que integran la Orquesta Sinfónica de Aragua mantienen un constante perfeccionamiento dirigido a alcanzar la excelencia artística.
www.venaventours.com /aragua/orquesta.htm   (6152 words)

  
 Jose Felix Ribas (Aragua, Venezuela)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I visited Aragua last month, and went to La Victoria only to realise that the red used on the flag is much lighter than officially described
La Victoria city flag is blue-crimsom/red-blue with the Coat of Arms on the center, the blue stripes about a third of the central one's height.
Editions of the Aragua State Government, Maracay), La Victoria's flag has some odd dimensions: it's 4:3, 3 horizontal stripes (navy-crimsom-navy), the middle one twice as high as the upper and lower ones.
flagspot.net /flags/ve-d-jfr.html   (217 words)

  
 Henri Pittier National Park --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It was established in 1937, largely through the efforts of Henri Pittier, a Venezuelan naturalist, who convinced his government that the destruction of mountain forests would create droughts in the Aragua Valley and hasten the drying…
It was established in 1937, largely through the efforts of Henri Pittier, a Venezuelan naturalist, who convinced his government that the destruction of mountain forests would create droughts in the Aragua Valley and...
Aragua consists largely of two Andean ranges separated by an intermontane basin, in which lies Lake Valencia.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9040011?tocId=9040011   (937 words)

  
 ¡La politica es una cochinada! Politics is a filthy game! By Carlos Herrera
The other participants were current Aragua State Governor Didalco Bolivar and Ismael Garcia, the general secretary of Podemos (political party), who is still a deputy in the AN … the latter two are supporters of the Bolivarian Revolution and of Chavez‚ presidency.
Governor Bolivar is very popular in Aragua and won the regional elections with around 70% of the vote since he had the crucial support of Chavez as the “revolution’s official candidate” … and the opposition was almost non-existent with his main contender being Margarita de Tablante, Carlos Tablante’s spouse.
Aragua State … which is where Ismael Garcia, Carlos Tablante and Didalco Bolivar have real influence … is a case in point.
www.williambowles.info /venezuela/cochinada.html   (1940 words)

  
 The Rock Cats Dugout
The Twins have always placed a premium on having their young players and prospects get more game experience, no matter where they have to go to get it.
Also getting at-bats with Aragua is infielder Luis Rodriguez, who was added to the Twins' 40-man roster after the 2004 season ended.
Among Aragua's pitchers, right-hander Willie Eyre is 5-1 with a 1.96 ERA and one save in 13 games, including six starts.
www.freewebs.com /rockcatsdugout/news/2004/mlb_120304.html   (336 words)

  
 Presentación de Aeroexpo 97
Aragua is called by the poet Sergio Medina the light and color city: ¨the richest party of green light that you can imagine¨.
Carabobo state, is sorrounded to the Nnorth by the Caribbean sea, to the east Aragua state, to the south Guarico State and Cojedes State and to the west Yaracuy State.
Carabobo is the land of roads and horizons, its good road sistem allows you to travel all its landscape, traveling from here to the rest of the country.
www.internet.ve /aeroexpo/hotel1.htm   (237 words)

  
 Toros de Aragua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Luego de barrer a los Toros de Aragua, los orientales se colocan en solitario en el liderato de la clasificación con 15 victorias y sólo 3 derrotas.
Los Toros de Aragua bajaron del primer lugar de la clasificación a los Gaiteros del Zulia, al superarlos en el segundo partido de la serie.
Con un par de victorias sobre los Toros de Aragua, el quinteto saurio Cocodrilos de Caracas, escala posiciones y se coloca en la quinta casilla con marca de 6 victorias y 7 derrotas, a la espera de la desición del segundo partido disputado en Maracaibo.
www.venbaloncesto.com /toros03.htm   (2445 words)

  
 VALIDACION DEL BALANCE HIDRICO DEL MODELO CERES­MAIZ EN LA ZONA DE MARACAY, ESTADO ARAGUA ­ VENEZUELA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Para usar exitosamente los modelos de simulación con fines de transferencia de agrotecnologías, en una determinada región, es necesario cumplir una primera fase de validación de los modelos antes de pasar al proceso de predicciones y recomendaciones.
The results of a validation procedure of the water balance of the CERES-Maize model in Maracay, Estado Aragua, Venezuela, are presented.
The impart data requested to run the model are obtained and by sampling through the time the amount of soil available water during the crop development, the model simulated values are compared with the real data of soil water content by layers on the sampling dates.
www.redpav-fpolar.info.ve /agrotrop/v35_4-6/v356a011.html   (3325 words)

  
 HR violations in Venezuela: 1.150 assassinations attributed to Aragua Police | www.vcrisis.com
A group of relatives of victims took it to the Commission of Interior Politics of Venezuela's National Assembly to denounce the asassination of 1.150 people.
Sara Miery Teran, spokesperson for NGO "Vida, Paz y Libertad" stated that in a period spanning from June 1996 to December 2004, 1.150 cases of gross human rights violations have been documented by the said organization, more than 90% of them attributable, she said, to Aragua Police corps.
Purportedly Aragua state governor Didalco Bolivar has been made aware of the situation.
www.vcrisis.com /index.php?content=letters/200506161611   (278 words)

  
 Agence France Presse Spanish: Tigres de Aragua se mantiene imbatible: venció 6x1 a Tiburones de La Guaira@ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Agence France Presse Spanish: Tigres de Aragua se mantiene imbatible: venció 6x1 a Tiburones de La Guaira@ HighBeam Research
Tigres de Aragua se mantiene imbatible: venció 6x1 a Tiburones de La Guaira
El toletero Eduardo Ríos se creció con el bate, remolcó cuatro anotaciones, al conectar jonrón y doblete, para guiar a los Tigres de Aragua a una victoria 6x1, en partido realizado en el Estadio Universitario.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:69925729&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (197 words)

  
 VHeadline.com - Aragua murder squad almost kills 4th family member under IAHRC protection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Aragua police murder squad almost kills fourth family member under IAHRC protection
Amnesty International (AI) says it fears for the life of the Barrios family, inhabitants of the Central Venezuelan State of Aragua.
On 18 June, an attempt was made on the life of Oscar Barrios, nephew of Luis Barrios, allegedly slain by an Aragua State Police death squad in September 2004.
www.vheadline.com /readnews.asp?id=38661   (536 words)

  
 Peter's Rum Pages - Santa Teresa
It was the year of 1796, a year that would mark the beginning of a continuous effort to produce the fine rums Santa Teresa is famous for.
The sugarcane is grown in the fertile valleys of Aragua, in the heart of Venezuela.
Aragua; Contenido neto 0.70 l; S.N.M. 11527; Grado alcoholico 40° GL; Hecho en Venezuela; Registrado en el.
www.rum.cz /galery/sam/ve/teresa   (470 words)

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