Puerto La Cruz: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Anzoátegui
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 370,000
• Coordinates: 10.2138° N, 64.6328° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 248 km (154 mi), straight line

Getting there

• General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA): 13 km (8 mi), straight line
• Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM): 61 km (38 mi), straight line
• Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport (ICC): 96 km (60 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Guanta: 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
• Lecherias: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
• Barcelona: 10 km (6 mi)
• Puerto Piritu: 47 km (29 mi)
• Piritu: 48 km (30 mi)