Barquisimeto (Venezuela) Travel Directory

Its full name is "Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto", but shortly it is most often mentioned as we have called it here: Barquisimeto.

It is located in the northwest of Venezuela at an altitude exceeding 550 m.

Over 1,5 million people live in the metropolitan Barquisimeto, while the center is considered to have 800.000. A big city, a major transportation knot, business center, an industrial city... High-rise apartments are almost everywhere, the infrastructure is modern.

The city is renowned for it s performant universities, the population of Barquisimeto is considered to be among the most educated in Venezuela.