El Canton: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Barinas
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 7.4780° N, 71.2969° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 589 km (366 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Santiago Perez Airport (AUC, Colombia): 77 km (48 mi), straight line
• Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport (STD): 82 km (51 mi), straight line
• Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE, Colombia): 85 km (53 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Santa Cruz de Guacas: 3.9 km (2.4 mi)
• Punta de Piedra: 26 km (16 mi)
• Abejales: 29 km (18 mi)
• Santa Maria de Caparo: 32 km (20 mi)
• Santa Barbara: 40 km (25 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: San Cristobal, 108 km (67 mi)