Guacara is a city in Carabobo State, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, seat of Guacara Municipality

Guacara Municipality

The Guacara Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 171,123...

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It was founded as "town of Indians" in the year 1624 with the official name of "San Agustin of Guacara". It has an estimated population for July 1, 2009 of 178,000 inhabitants. It is located at 438 meters over sea level Northeast of the Valencia Lake and it is found next to the Caracas-Valencia motorway. It is at 12 km from the city of Valencia.