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Boroquia Destination Guide

Touring Boroquia in Venezuela

Boroquia in the region of Táchira is located in Venezuela - some 371 mi or ( 597 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Boroquia

Time in Boroquia is now 08:30 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, Mérida, Maracaibo, El Palmar, and El Moporo. Being here already, consider visiting San Cristóbal . Check out our recommendations for Boroquia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

La Quinta Formation

The La Quinta Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation which crops out in the Cordillera de Mérida and Serranía del Perijá, Venezuela. At its type locality near La Grita, it consists of a basal dacitic tuff followed by interlayered sandstones, tuffs, siltstones and rare limestones. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Fossil associations suggest that the La Quinta Formation is of Early - Middle Jurassic age.

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Located at 8.15 -72.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Formations with Y dinosaur genera, Geology of Venezuela, Mesozoic geologic formations

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