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Rio Blanco Destination Guide

Delve into Rio Blanco in Venezuela

Rio Blanco in the region of Táchira is a city in Venezuela - some 374 mi or ( 601 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rio Blanco

Current time in Rio Blanco is now 08:04 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Umuquena, San Cristóbal, Mesa Grande, Mérida, and Maracaibo. While being here, make sure to check out Umuquena . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Rio Blanco ? 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 25 km away
Tags: Formations with Y dinosaur genera, Geology of Venezuela, Mesozoic geologic formations