Capital of Lara state, NW Venezuela; ; metropolitan area (1990) 745,400. It is the center of a coffee-growing area and trades in coffee, cacao, sugar, and rum. Industries include flour milling, tanning, textiles, leather goods, cookies, and cement.

City and port E central Venezuela on the Orinoco
Former name (1824–49) Angostura capital of Bolívar state, SE Venezuela, and river port on the river Orinoco, 400 km/250 mi from its mouth; Gold is mined in the vicinity. The city is linked with Soledad across the river by the Angostura Bridge (1967), the first to span the Orinoco.

City in Venezuela, tobbaco.