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Las Penas Destination Guide

Touring Las Penas in Venezuela

Las Penas in the region of Lara is a city located in Venezuela - some 161 mi or ( 260 km ) West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Las Penas

Time in Las Penas is now 03:48 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Valencia, Sorage, Los Rastrojitos, and Pueblo Nuevo. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Check out our recommendations for Las Penas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

2013 Uribana prison riot

On 25 January 2013, a riot began at Uribana prison in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Initial reports gave at least 50 people killed and over 120 people injured, and by January 27 a death toll of 61 was reported. Officials on the first day of the riot faulted media for breaking news in advance that the prison would be searched by the military. As the riot continued into a second day, human rights groups faulted overcrowding and conditions in the gang-dominated prison.

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Located at 10.18 -69.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: 2013 in Venezuela, 2013 riots, Barquisimeto, Mass murder in 2013, Prison uprisings, Riots and civil disorder in Venezuela