San Felipe

Venezuela
San Felipe, Venezuela
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San Felipe, the capital of Venezuela's Yaracuy state, is known as the "Ecological Capital of Venezuela," set in a mountain valley and close to Yurubí National Park and a botanical garden dedicated to tropical exotic flora. The city also sits near Sorte Mountain, a nationally and internationally recognized site associated with the Venezuelan deity María Lionza. A regional hub for commerce and industry, it hosts Latin America's main Yutong bus assembly plant.

  • Population206,270
  • Nearest water3.2 km
  • Nearest mountain4.4 km