Maracaibo
Maracaibo is the second-largest city in Venezuela after the national capital Caracas and is the capital of Zulia state. Based on the 2001 census information, the estimated population of Maracaibo in 2007 is 3,200,000 inhabitants.
Maracaibo is nicknamed La Tierra del Sol Amada ("The Beloved Land of the Sun").
Climate
Maracaibo
is one of the cities of Venezuela, where the
highest temperatures are registered, it has a severe warm climate, only
attenuated by the moderating influence of the lake, its average historical
temperature is 29 °C. In the past the climate of the city, as well in all the
coast of the Lake Maracaibo, was unhealthy, due to the combination of high
temperatures with high humidity, being a zone of an important. At the present time,
the effects of urban development, and control of plagues, has almost eradicated
that. The registered high temperature of the city is 41.0 °C, and the low 18.0
°C. Climate Average per Month
Due to the
regionalistic nature of Marabinos, they strongly support their native teams.
Maracaibo, and the rest of Zulia, are represented in baseball
by the Águilas del Zulia, a Venezuelan winter league
team that plays in the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol
Profesional,and which is based in the Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande. Regional
teams include the Unión Atlético Maracaibo and the Zulia FC in football, and the Gaiteros del Zulia in basketball,
a team that participates in the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto de Venezuela,
whose home is the 5.000-people Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte stadium. Professional Teams
