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Maracaibo (MARACAYBO m r k b a city)

or MARACAYBO (märä-kībō), a city of Venezuela, capital MARACAIBO of the state of Zulia, on the W. shore of the strait which connects the lake and gulf of Maracaibo. It is a handsome town, with many gardens and squares, a college, hospitals, a theater, the usual government buildings, a custom house, wharves, and a number of manufac tories. The climate is hot, the soil sandy, and the place unhealthy. The staple export is coffee; boxwood, lignum vita, cedar, and other woods, besides dividivi, hides and skins, and some cocoa, gums, and fish sounds, are the other exports.

Pop. about 60,000.