La Guayra

la-gwi ra, a seaport of Venezuela. It is situated on the Caribbean Sea. The harbor has been protected by a breakwater. A railway leads up to Caracas, five miles distant. The population (1910) was about 11,000. La Guayra is the port of Caracas. About half of the foreign commerce is carried on at this port. American, British, French, Dutch, Spanish, German, and Italian ships call at the wharves. They bring cotton, silks, woolens, clothing, flour, rice, kerosene, wine, machinery, and hardware. They take away cargoes of coffee, cacao, rubber, hides, and cattle. Over $1,000,000 worth of gold is shipped yearly. Minor exports are pearls, asphalt, boxwood, and herons' feathers. See Venezuela