Macagua Dam, Ciudad Guayana

Name: Macagua Dam
Address: Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela

#4 among attractions in Ciudad Guayana

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The Macagua Dam, officially known as Antonio José de Sucre, is an embankment dam with concrete gravity sections on the Caroní River in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar State, Venezuela. It is 10 kilometres upstream from the confluence of the Caroni and Orinoco Rivers, 81 km downstream of the Guri Dam and 22 kilometres downstream of the Caruachi Dam. The dam's main purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it was later named after Antonio José de Sucre. ()

Local name: Represa de Las Macagua Opened: 1961 (63 years ago)Length: 2.2 miHeight: 226 ftReservoir area: 18.3 mi²Coordinates: 8°18'14"N, 62°40'5"W

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Macagua Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Polideportivo Cachamay, Llovizna Falls, Loefling Zoo, Parque Cachamay.

2 miW
Football, Park, Zoo
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0.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Llovizna Falls, Ciudad Guayana
20 min walk • Llovizna Falls is a waterfall on the Caroní River, close to its confluence with the Orinoco, are located in the Llovizna Park, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.
2.5 miW
Zoo
Loefling Zoo, Ciudad Guayana
64 min walk • The Loefling Zoo Also Zoological Park Loefling Is a publicly owned zoological garden located southwest of Cachamay Park, in Ciudad Guayana, part of the Bolivar State in the Venezuelan Guayana region. It received its name in honor of the Swedish botanist Pehr Löfling one of the first to show interest in the fauna and flora of this region.
2.3 miW
8°18'21"N • 62°42'5"W
Parque Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana
59 min walk • Park
4.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Caroní River, Ciudad Guayana
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~1050 ftNW
8°18'19"N • 62°40'15"W
Ecomuseo del Caroní, Ciudad Guayana
6 min walk • Museum