Machiques

Machiques is a city in Zulia State, Venezuela, located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with Colombia, and the area's main economic activity is cattle raising. On 16 August 2005 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, en route from Panama City to Fort-de-France, stalled and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.^[2]

Machiques
Municipality
Flag Seal
Machiques shown within the state of Zulia
Machiques
Coordinates: 10°04′N 72°34′W
Country	Venezuela
State	Zulia
Municipality	Machiques de Perijá
Founded	8 November 1841
Population  (2010)
• Urban	63,000 (2,011)[1]
• Metro	122,734 (2,011)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Climate	Aw

Transport

It is proposed that the city receive a railway station on the new national railway network.

See also

• Railway stations in Venezuela