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	Maracaibo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maracaibo is the second largest city in Venezuela and the capital of the Zulia state.
		Maracaibo was founded in 1529 on the western side of Lake Maracaibo which is the dominant feature of the oil-rich Maracaibo Basin.
		Maracaibo, and the rest of the state, are represented in baseball by the Águilas del Zulia, who are based in the Luis Aparicio El Grande stadium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maracaibo (1607 words)

	Lake Maracaibo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As of June 18, 2004, a large portion (18%) of the surface of Lake Maracaibo is covered by duckweed.
		According to scientists from the Institute for the Conservation of Lake Maracaibo (ICLAM), one of the government organizations charged with the care of Lake Maracaibo, the weed is probably native to the lake, but few studies have been conducted in the past to confirm that suspicion.
		Maracaibo is fed by both salt water from the Caribbean and fresh water from numerous rivers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Maracaibo (956 words)

	MARACAIBO (CITY) - LoveToKnow Article on MARACAIBO (CITY) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MARACAIBO (sometimes MARACAYBO), a city and seaport of Venezuela and capital of the state of Zulia (formerly Maracaibo), on the west shore of the broad channel or neck which connects l.ake Maracaibo with the Gulf of Venezuela, or Maracaibo, about 25m.
		Maracaibo is chiefly known, however, as one of the principal commercial centres and shipping ports on the northern coast of South America.
		The principal exports from Maracaibo are coffee, hides and skins, cabinet and dye-woods, cocoa, and mangrove bark, to which may be added dividivi, sugar, copaiba, gamela and hemp straw for paper-making, and fruits.
	97.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARACAIBO_CITY_.htm (1182 words)

	Maracaibo
		The city of Maracaibo, founded in 1571, is the capital of the State of Zulia and is Venezuela's second largest population center.
		Maracaibo was founded on the western side of the lake.
		Favored by prevailing winds and a protected harbor the city is located on the shores of Lake Maracaibo where the narrows, which eventually lead to the Gulf of Venezuela, first become pronounced.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Maracaibo.html (817 words)

	DiscoverVenezuela - Maracaibo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Maracaibo, the capital of Zulia state, lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Maracaibo, in the western part of Venezuela.
		Almost 100 years later, oil was discovered in the region, and Maracaibo-- previously a quiet city-- suddenly became the prosperous oil-capital of Venezuela.
		Maracaibo has a large international airport with links to all major cities in the country, and there is a also bus terminal with links to Coro, Caracas, Valera, San CristÃ³bal and the Colombian town of Maicao.
	www.discovervenezuela.com /maracaibo.cfm (532 words)

	Maracaibo - Venezuelatuya
		Maracaibo Lake is the greatest natural feature of the Zulia State with a total extension of 13000 km2, it comes 23rd among the largest lakes in the world.
		On the arrival to Maracaibo of the Franciscan Order in 1615, it was built a convent to shelter the monks and also a church to honour their Patron Saint Francis.
		Coming to Maracaibo and not visiting this place, it is like not having been to Maracaibo, since the square as well as the surrounding area keeps many pleasant memories from old Maracaibo...
	www.venezuelatuya.com /occidente/maracaiboeng.htm (1494 words)

	ESA - Observing the Earth - Earth from Space: Maracaibo, Venezuela
		Lake Maracaibo is generally considered the largest lake in South America, although by some estimates it should be considered an inland sea since it has a direct connection with the ocean — a connection strengthened in the 1950s when the strait was dredged.
		Maracaibo is one of the oldest lakes on Earth — at 36 million years old it is predated only by Lake Baikal in Russia - with major oil deposits located under and around its coastline.
		The port of Maracaibo, located on the west side of the strait, is the second city of Venezuela after Caracas and the capital of Zulia state.
	www.esa.int /esaEO/SEM8DUZCU8E_index_0.html (464 words)

	Lake Maracaibo
		Discovered in 1499 by the Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda, the lake lies in the extremely hot, humid lowlands of the Maracaibo basin, a region that, almost enclosed by mountains, is semiarid in the north but has an average annual rainfall of 50 in.
		Lake Maracaibo, with the Catatumbo River, its chief tributary, is a major artery of communication for products of the adjacent region and those of the Colombian-Venezuelan highlands.
		Cabimas and the port of Maracaibo are the principal cities on the lake.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0831687.html (289 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Maracaibo dry forests (NT0222)
		The Maracaibo dry forest is no exception to the widespread degradation and conversion of neotropical dry forests caused by agriculture and grazing.
		The Maracaibo ecoregion falls within the principal oil producing region of Venezuela, which is one of its most degraded regions.
		The majority of the ecoregion is located in the state of Zulia in the Maracaibo Basin; the remainder lies in the state of Trujillo.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0222_full.html (887 words)

	DeRLAS Vol. 6 No. 1 Dominguez
		By the late 17th century, Maracaibo was divided into two clear spaces, roughly delimited by an axis located in what is today the 8th avenue in the city’s historical center.(10) Towards the East stretched out the “Maracaibo blanca,” or the area populated by the city’s authorities and aristocrats, mostly composed of Spaniards and Creole whites.
		Maracaibo took possession of a prestigious miraculous image that belonged to a competing trade center, monopolizing thus the spiritual life of the region.
		Ironically, Maracaibo the wealthy city of the Caribbean that attracted the greed of pirates and buccaneers, and that could import expensive paintings from New Spain, structured its civic and religious life around of a humble but “living” image, which could monopolize and respond to the aspirations of an increasingly mixed population.
	www.udel.edu /LASP/Vol6-1Dominguez.html (2697 words)

	Lake Maracaibo Ports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Maracaibo city, northwestern Venezuela, capital of Zulia State is the chief seaport and industrial center for the petroleum-rich Maracaibo Basin.
		A port is to be built at the southern end of Lake Maracaibo for coal export.
		Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo management authority, (Comlago), which is located in Zulia state, has published plans to implement a three-phase seaport development close to the Panama Canal.
	home.houston.rr.com /nugent/maracaibo.html (237 words)

	Maracaibo Estates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Maracaibo Estates is located on the Athol Peninsula on Salt Spring Island.
		Purchased in 1969, Maracaibo has developed into a family oriented community, with a commitment to maintain the natural beauty of the land.
		Maracaibo has some restrictions as to location of house on a lot, landscaping, and on the exterior look.
	www.liread.com /2000.htm (364 words)

	Maracaibo Venezuela SAR Orbit number: 41061 2003-02-26
		In northwestern Venezuela is city of Maracaibo, the capital of the state of Zulia.
		Fed by the Catatumbo, Santa Ana and Chama rivers, Lake Maracaibo is one of the major petroleum reservoirs in Venezuela.
		Lake Maracaibo is 13,000 kilometres squared and is the twenty third biggest lakes in the world.
	earth.esa.int /showcase/ers2/Maracaibo_Venezuela_SAR_PRI_Orbit_41061_20030226.htm (314 words)

	Apartamentos Maracaibo
		Maracaibo is a complex of apartments that is located in a central area of Puerto Rico with a beautiful view towards the port and the sea.
		It is about 350 meters from the beach, 300 meters from the bus station and some 600 meters from the shopping centre.
		Maracaibo prides itself on maintaining a good relationship with tour operators and of having an excellent clientele of all nationalities.
	maracaibo.scl-kiosk.com /maracaibo/en/index.php (97 words)

	Recollections of the Maracaibo, Venezuela Star Fleet
		Lake Maracaibo is at the north western edge of Venezuela, which is itself the northern most country in South America.
		The Maracaibo Yacht Club was formed, as I recall, in the latter part of 1929.
		It is from this source that I have taken the words describing his sailing with the Maracaibo Fleet from 1935 to 1942 in commemoration of his 100th birth year.
	www.starclass.org /artman/publish/article_89.shtml (1956 words)

	Maracaibo articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is Venezuela's second largest city, a commercial and industrial center, and the oil capital of South America.
		Maracaibo, Lake MARACAIBO, LAKE [Maracaibo, Lake] largest lake of South America, c.5,100 sq mi (13,210 sq km), NW Venezuela, extending c.110 mi (180 km) inland.
		The city is the commercial and industrial center of the Netherlands Antilles as well as a free port and tourist center.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable/08030.html (490 words)

	Maracaibo, Lake on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MARACAIBO, LAKE [Maracaibo, Lake] largest lake of South America, c.5,100 sq mi (13,210 sq km), NW Venezuela, extending c.110 mi (180 km) inland.
		ARCO to Increase Interest in Lake Maracaibo Project in Exchange for Interest in Hamaca.
		Venezuela: Hocol Venezuela to operate petroleum fields in Maracaibo Lake.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MaracaibL1.asp (376 words)

	The Venezuela's Eco Portal to Eco-Tourism & Ecology
		The Maracaibo dry forests are located in the northeastern coastal area of
		Maracaibo Basin; the remainder lies in the state of Trujillo.
		patches of mangrove habitat interspersed along the shores of Maracaibo Lake, in the interior of the ecoregion.
	ecoalliance.tripod.com /ecoregion-maracaibo.htm (739 words)

	MISR Image: Oil Slicks on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
		Several oil slicks occurred on Lake Maracaibo in northwestern Venezuela between December 2002 and January 2003, and were observed by various satellite instruments.
		The lake is somewhat saline, since it is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela by a narrow strait in the north.
		Venezuela is the largest oil producing nation in the Western Hemisphere, and the Lake Maracaibo basin includes the largest oil fields and almost a quarter of this nation's population.
	eosweb.larc.nasa.gov /HPDOCS/misr/misr_html/lake_maracaibo.html (459 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Duckweed Invasion in Lake Maracaibo
		Green swirls of duckweed dominate the center of Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image acquired by NASA’s Aqua satellite on June 26, 2004.
		Duckweed is not toxic to fish, but some scientists are concerned that it could suck oxygen out of the lake as it decays, asphyxiating large numbers of fish.
		On December 17, 2003, before the duckweed invasion, MODIS onboard the Aqua satellite captured another image of Lake Maracaibo in which the green swirls that are so notable in the above image are missing.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images_topic.php3?img_id=16605&topic=life (773 words)

	Maracaibo, Venezuela, Pictures
		The city is located on the western shore of a channel linking Lake Maracaibo and the Gulf of Venezuela (an arm of the Caribbean Sea).
		It is a major petroleum-shipping center and has industries producing refined petroleum, processed food, textiles, and construction materials.
		The city prospered in the 17th century, when it was attacked several times by pirates, and then declined until petroleum was discovered nearby in 1917.
	www.greatestcities.com /South_America/Venezuela/Maracaibo_city.html (183 words)

	LakeNet - Lakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Maracaibo is one of only 17 ancient lakes on earth.
		Maracaibo is the largest lake in South America and is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela by a narrow strait in the north, making it slightly saline.
		The Lake Maracaibo basin includes the largest oil fields in Venezuela.
	www.worldlakes.org /lakedetails.asp?lakeid=9069 (186 words)

	Johnston Seismic Consulting Ltd. Maracaibo Basin
		The Maracaibo Basin provided its first export oil in 1918, and from 1929 to 1970 Venezuela was the largest oil exporter in the world.
		Maguregui, J., and N. Tyler, 1991, Evolution of middle Eocene tidal-dominated sandstones, Lagunillas field, Maracaibo Basin, Western Venezuela, in A. Miall and N. Tyler, eds., The three-dimensional facies architecture of terrigenous clastic sediments and its implications for hydrocarbon discovery and recovery: SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, v.
		Sutton, F.A., 1946, Geology of Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela, AAPG Buletin Vol.30.10, pp.1621-1738
	www.cuug.ab.ca /~johnstos/maracaibo.html (3535 words)

	The Contamination of Lake Maracaibo - Worldpress.org
		Shell, together with the Esso and Gulf subsidiaries called Creole and Mene Grande, decided to construct a deepwater port inside Lake Maracaibo from which to export their crude oils, together with a tank farm to store crude oils that were later sent to the refineries in Amuay and Cardon on the Paraguana peninsula.
		Prior to building the port, Lake Maracaibo was a sweet water lake with only a small contamination of seawater at the bar to the lake where it met the sea.
		The problem was compounded as the city of Maracaibo grew larger and its effluents, including waste from a large slaughterhouse, went into the lake.
	www.worldpress.org /Americas/1893.cfm (1049 words)

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